Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135865.015 - Employee amputates arm on conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 135865.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1533229.015	05/03/2021		311611	Central Valley Meat Holding Company

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on June 19, 2020, an employee was sanitizing conveyors. During the sanitizing operation, the employee opened the cover on a small metal box (approximately 6 inches by 6 inches by 6 inches) that contained the dive coupling to one of two conveyors. She opened the one on the right-hand side to clean it. She saw a piece of meat inside the box, next to the rotating coupling. As she tried to grab the piece of meat, one of the set screws or the keyway on the shaft caught her glove and pulled her left arm into the mechanism, amputating it to the elbow. The employee was hospitalized. The employee alleges that the glove provided by the company was too big for her small hand, and the loose-fitting glove caused the accident. The drive is hydraulic, and the shut-off valves to lock out the apparatus were within arm's reach. No lockout/tagout was implemented for the sanitation operation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor, Couplings, Drive Shaft, E GI IV (no lockout), Glove, Hydraulic, Lockout/Tagout, Rotating Parts, Sanitation, Screw, Shaft, Shut-Off Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1533229.015	25	F	Hospitalized injury		Food Cleanup Worker

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.