Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131180.015 - Employee fractures arm when caught in rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 131180.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 11/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1502447.015	11/18/2020		332431	Ball Metalpack, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 a.m. on November 14, 2020, Employee #1 was working as a maintenance mechanic at the employer's metal can production facility. Employee #1 was tightening a conveyor belt on press line 2, when his right arm became entangled in the rotating shaft that drove the conveyor. Employee #1 had removed a machine guard to access the conveyor belt and had not locked out the equipment prior to performing the belt tightening work that was in close proximity to the rotating shaft. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat multiple arm fractures and soft tissue damage.

Keywords: Arm, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, E GI IV (no lockout), Entangled, Fracture, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1502447.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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