Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125574.015 - Employee suffers arm bone fracture in conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 125574.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 02/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1461554.015	02/07/2020		561720	Supreme Sanitation Company, Llc.

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on February 1, 2020, Employee #1 (sanitation worker) was in the process of cleaning a lettuce line incline conveyor by using a pressure washer nozzle. Employee #1 turned off the equipment prior to performing the task by turning off the control switch located in close proximity to the lettuce line incline conveyor operator. Employee #1 was standing on a small platform, where the operator normally stands, in front of the conveyor, then noticed a piece of lettuce stuck in the conveyor belt and attempted to retrieve it using his left hand. Employee #1 accidentally activated the conveyor belt, when his body pressed on the control switch, lodging his left arm between the conveyor belt and the drive pulley. Employee #1 suffered bone fractures to his left arm and fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Fracture, Pressure Wash, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1461554.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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