Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121234.015 - Employee shatters ankle when caught in moving conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 121234.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 10/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440976.015	10/24/2019		327120	Wonder Porcelain Group Llc

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on October 23, 2019, an employee working for a porcelain manufacturer was monitoring grinding wheels on a rectifier line. The employee was crossing the rectifier line conveyer while it was running. When he stepped onto the conveyor belt, he caught his foot in the machinery. The employee dislocated and shattered his ankle and fractured his leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Broken Bone, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Dislocated, Energized, Fracture, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440976.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.