Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121328.015 - Employee's arm is broken in conveyor roller

Accident Summary Nr: 121328.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442264.015	10/24/2019		311412	Dutchland Frozen Foods

Abstract: At 7:08 p.m. on October 18, 2019, an employee was performing normal sanitation duties and was cleaning the KOFAB Cross Conveyor. The employee began cleaning the conveyor with the conveyor fully energized and operational. The employee was cleaning the underside of the conveyor, near moving parts, when the cleaning rag got caught by the moving parts and pulled his arm into the rollers. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right arm.

Keywords: Arm, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor, Energized, Fracture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Operating, Pulled In, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1442264.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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