Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130985.015 - Employee breaks leg when caught between motor drive box and

Accident Summary Nr: 130985.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1501658.015	11/09/2020		336390	Magna Exteriors

Abstract: At 4:30 a.m. on October 24, 2020, an employee working as a production helper for a motor vehicle parts manufacturer was correcting an error on the production line. The employee was walking backwards on a metal shroud, which is part of the conveyor. He caught his right leg between the motor drive box and the lower part of the metal carriers. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken tibia and fibula.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught Between, Conveyor, Fibula, Fracture, Leg, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Motor, Production Line, Tibia, Unsafe Position, Walking Backward, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1501658.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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