Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 130979.015 - Employee clearing jam incurs multiple injuries when arm is c
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1501660.015 | 11/09/2020 | 326199 | Wahlco, Inc |
Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on November 4, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured plastic products. She was a machine operator. She was working in the facility's reclaim department. She operated such equipment as a grinder and bale buster. The department also had a conveyor. The conveyor was powered by a 12-amp, 220/430-volt motor running at 1760 rpm. The conveyor belt was approximately 3 feet (0.9 meters) wide. A jam had developed on an inclined conveyor. Material had become caught between the belt and a roller. The employee was clearing material from a drive roller. The equipment was still running. The employee's left arm became caught between the roller and the belt. She suffered a fracture, severe bruising to her arm and shoulder, and the degloving of her left shoulder. She was hospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1501660.015 | 30 | F | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |