Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122686.015 - Employee crushes arm when caught between machine roller and

Accident Summary Nr: 122686.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452409.015	12/20/2019		237310	Elder Corporation

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on December 17, 2019, an employee working as an excavation machine operator for a highway and bridge contractor was removing mud from the rear conveyor roller of a Vermeer Model HG6800TX Wood chipping machine. The employee caught his sweatshirt in the rollers causing his right arm to be pulled in between a roller and the rear discharge belt as the belt was moving at idle speed. The employee was caught up to the shoulder until the pressure sensor shut the belt down. He was caught for approximately 15 to 20 minutes before he was found by a coworker (foreman). The employee received crushing injuries to his right arm and was hospitalized to treat compression injuries.

Keywords: Arm, Catch Point, Caught Between, Chipper, Cleaning, Clothing, Compressed By, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Energized, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Excavator, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Shoulder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Other			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1452409.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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