Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115045.015 - Employee crushes fingers in fall into conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 115045.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 03/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1390380.015	04/03/2019		325212	Midwest Elastomers, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 28, 2019, an employee was working from a mobile ladder while blowing down a conveyor. The employee stepped from the ladder to the top of the hopper when he slipped and feel forward into the conveyor, bracing himself with his left hand. The employee's hand was pulled into the conveyor between the tension roller, crushing his fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor, Crushed, Finger, Hopper, Ladder, Nip Point, Roller--Mach/Part, Slip

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1390380.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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