Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120643.015 - Employee fractures arm when struck by depalletizer door

Accident Summary Nr: 120643.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437157.015	10/10/2019		312111	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on October 2, 2019, an employee was sweeping and picking up bottles when he reached into the conveyor area in front of the depalletizer machine's doors to pick up a bottle off the floor. When the machine finished emptying the pallet that was inside, the doors automatically opened outward to allow a full pallet to enter the machine. The employee's arm was caught between one of the doors and the conveyor frame. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured and lacerated arm.

Keywords: Arm, Automatic Machine, Caught Between, Cleaning, Conveyor, Door, Fracture, Frame, Hopper Door, Laceration, Opened, Reach, Sweeper

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1437157.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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