Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130840.015 - Employee injures head and spine when struck by falling objec

Accident Summary Nr: 130840.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1480959.015	06/25/2020		312111	Niagara Bottling, Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on June 4, 2020, an employee was holding a portable ladder, and a coworker was working on the depalletizer's control arm while standing on the ladder. As the coworker was working on the panel, he pushed the solenoid for air. When air pressure got released, the palletizer head gripper fell on the employee. The employee was pinned between the conveyor and the depalletizer head gripper. Proper lockout/tagout procedures were not implemented. The employee sustained head and spine injuries. The employee was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for five days and then transferred to Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Fontana, where he was hospitalized for seven days. Surgery was performed on his spine.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Caught Between, Conveyor, Falling Object, Head, Ladder, Lockout/Tagout, Pinned, Pressure Release, Spine, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1480959.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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