Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129723.015 - Employee is killed after being pulled into conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 129723.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 09/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493955.015	09/23/2020		424420	Burris Logistics

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on September 22, 2020, an employee was attempting to locate boxes of frozen foods that became wedged in a conveyor belt when he became caught in the belt. The employee was killed, most likely from asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Belt Conveyor, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Emergency Stop, Energized, Entangled, Fall, Food processing, Guard, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Power Roller, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Rotating Parts, Training, Tripped, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493955.015	35	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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