Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131618.015 - Employee breaks wrist and forearm when caught in conveyor ro

Accident Summary Nr: 131618.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499369.015	10/26/2020		111211	R&E Farm Dba Styma Potato Farm

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on May 11, 2020, an employee working as a grader and sorter for a potato farm was sweeping and cleaning under a Baker Line conveyor. The employee reached up with her left hand to brush her hair out of her face and caught her hand in the inadequately guarded potato grader roller. The employee broke her wrist and left forearm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Arm, Blind Reaching, Broken Bone, Caught In, Cleaning, Conveyor, Forearm, Fracture, Guard, Inspection, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Roller, Roller Conveyor, Training, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1499369.015	28	F	Hospitalized injury		Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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