Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138465.015 - Employee sprains ankle when foot is caught in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 138465.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486137.015	07/31/2020		424480	Progressive Produce Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on June 18, 2020, an employee, a forklift driver, was loading potatoes from a tote bag onto a conveyor belt that transferred the potatoes to the holding tank in the potatoes department. The employee overloaded the belt with potatoes such that the belt came to a stop. In an attempt to get the inverted conveyor belt to start moving, the employee got underneath the conveyor belt and pushed up on the belt with his foot to better distribute the potatoes. As he moved the inclined conveyor belt, his right foot traveled into the pulley of the conveyor belt and got caught between the belt and the side of the conveyor machine. The employee suffered a sprained ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught Between, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Foot, Forklift, Loading, Overloaded, Pulley, Sprain

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1486137.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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.