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Accident Summary Nr: 136181.015 - Employee lacerates arm when pulled into belt conveyor end ro

Accident Summary Nr: 136181.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1535418.015	06/10/2021		326199	Cie Usa Dba Century Plastics Llc

Abstract: At 2:35 p.m. on May 29, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a plastics manufacturer was cleaning the glue from a white belt conveyor on the 3053 glue roller. The employee placed his right hand between the belt underneath the conveyor to clean glue buildup while the conveyor was running. The employee caught his hand and his arm was drawn into the idler end roller. The employee was hospitalized to treat a 4-inch-wide laceration that extended from wrist to elbow.

Keywords: Arm, Belt Conveyor, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Elbow, Engineering Controls, Hand, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nip Point, Pinch Point, Pinched, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1535418.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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