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Accident Summary Nr: 125428.015 - Employee partially amputates arm when caught in conveyor pul

Accident Summary Nr: 125428.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 04/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472588.015	04/17/2020		321920	Elberta Crate & Box Co.

Abstract: At 6:20 a.m. on April 15, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a wood container and pallet manufacturer was discharging a can of belt dressing onto a conveyor belt system. The employee was spraying the head pulley section of the conveyor. The employee placed his left hand and arm into an opening on the conveyor frame while applying the dressing while the machine was still operational. The employee's left arm was caught and pulled into the head pulley. This employee partially amputated his left arm just above the elbow and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Belt Conveyor, Caught By, Caught In, Conveyor, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lubricating, Lubricating Fluid, Machine operator, Pallet, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Pulley, Sprayed, Traumatic Amputation, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1472588.015	74	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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