Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124759.015 - Maintenance employee falls as conveyor belt starts moving an

Accident Summary Nr: 124759.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469422.015	03/13/2020		562111	Environmental Processing Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:40 a.m. on March 6, 2020, an employee was working for a solid waste collection firm. He was a machine operator. He was standing on a conveyor belt as he performed maintenance work. The conveyor was connected to a recycling machine. A coworker turned on the machine, and the conveyor belt started moving. The employee lost his balance and fell. He fell 13 feet (4.0 meters) to ground level. He landed on his head and right hand. He received injuries to his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hand, Head, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lost Balance, Miscommunication, Moving, Started, Waste Proc Fac

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1469422.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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