Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134044.015 - Employee is killed after being caught by rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 134044.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 03/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1519980.015	03/09/2021		311615	Koch Foods

Abstract: At 12:56 a.m. on March 9, 2021, an employee was using a water hose to wash down a poultry production line while the line was running. The employee was caught by a vertical incline shaft that connects the line to the lower conveyor parts and became wrapped around the shaft. The employee suffered multiple injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Chest, Cleaning, Conveyor, Crushing, Guard, Hose, Leg, Machine Guarding, Point Of Operation, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Shaft, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1519980.015	38	M	Fatality		Supervisors, production occupations

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