Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129314.015 - Employee fractures wrist, forearm, and elbow while cleaning

Accident Summary Nr: 129314.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1491782.015	09/03/2020		561910	Assemblers, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 p.m. on September 1, 2020, an employee, a sanitation worker, was cleaning a moving conveyor. The employee was wiping the conveyor while it was still running. After completing one side of the conveyor, the employee attempted to pass under the conveyor to clean the other side. As the employee reached up to cross under the conveyor, her sleeve was pulled into the rotating conveyor. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to the right wrist, forearm, and elbow. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Keywords: Caught In, Cleaning, Clothing, Conveyor, E GI IV (no lockout), Elbow, Forearm, Fracture, Lockout/Tagout, Moving, Moving Object, Rotating Parts, Sanitation, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1491782.015	24	F	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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