Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128653.015 - Employee tears hand when caught between conveyor and chute

Accident Summary Nr: 128653.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488293.015	08/13/2020		493120	Eckert Cold Storage Company

Abstract: At 12:17 p.m. on July 20, 2020, an employee was assisting in cleaning an outside conveyor in a sorting area when a coworker asked him to stand away from the conveyor while it was sprayed with water. The employee observed a conveyor operating nearby had some loose bell pepper stems on it and he attempted to reach into the conveyor to remove the stems. The employee caught his gloved hand in a pinch point between the conveyor belt and a stainless steel chute, requiring hospitalization for tendon reattachment.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor, Glove, Hand, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Material Handling, Nip Point, Pinched, Pinned, Tendon

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1488293.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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