Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116304.015 - Employee fractures arm when caught in screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 116304.015 -- Report ID: 0950674 -- Event Date: 05/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399477.015	05/10/2019		311411	Five Crowns, Inc

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on May 4, 2019, an employee was using a water hose to clean ice build up on an energized screw conveyor. The conveyor had a missing grate on top, which served as a machine guard. The employee dropped the water hose into the conveyor housing and he reached down to grab the hose when his jacket became caught in the revolving auger. With his right hand entangled in the mechanism, he attempted to use his left hand to free his right hand. In the process, he fractured his left hand in two places and injured his lower arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Cleaning, Clothing, Conveyor, Entangled, Fracture, Hand, Hose, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Screw Conveyor, Training, Unguarded, Water, Water Hose

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1399477.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Pile-Driver Operator

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