Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135890.015 - Employee crushes arm in conveyor rollers, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 135890.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1526613.015	04/20/2021		424480	Taylor Farms Pacific Inc.

Abstract: At 10:55 a.m. on April 14, 2021, an employee working for a produce supplier was working in Room #3 on the Prep Line. The employee was working with coworker in the process of a changeover of product. The employee needed to wash down the conveyor belt in preparation for the next run. This process is done with the conveyor belt running. The employee was rinsing down a conveyor belt with a water hose which was not equipped with a nozzle. She was standing on top of a work platform approximately 10 inches in height. According to the employer, the employee reached into the conveyor to remove a piece of vegetable. The employee stated that as she was stepping down, her right foot slipped and she began to fall. She grabbed the conveyor belt to try to catch herself at which time her hand and arm was pulled into the machine. Her arm got caught and wrapped around the guarded roller (tail pulley). The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed right arm, which required surgical amputation.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught Between, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Elevated Work Platform, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Farm, Farm Machinery, Food processing, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Pinch Point, Pinched, Platform, Power Roller, Production Line, Pulled In, Raised platform, Roller--Mach/Part, Slip, Slippery Surface, Surgical Amputation, Trapped, Walking Surface, Work Platform, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1526613.015	66	F	Hospitalized injury

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