Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126257.015 - Employee injures fingers when hand is pulled into roller mec

Accident Summary Nr: 126257.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475574.015	05/18/2020		445110	Brookshire Grocery Company

Abstract: On May 13, 2020, an employee working for in facilities maintenance for a grocery store was working on an elevated conveyor belt which had separated and quit turning on the rollers. The employee had repaired the belt and reenergized the system. The belt still did not move properly, and he repositioned himself to view the mechanism from a different angle. The employee inadvertently placed his hand on the belt which then grabbed and pulled his hand into the roller mechanism. The employee was hospitalized to treat significant injuries to the fingers of the left hand.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Grocery Store, Hand, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1475574.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury

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