Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140580.015 - Employee fractures arm when caught in extendable conveyor be

Accident Summary Nr: 140580.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 08/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560499.015	10/26/2021		424820	Empire Distributors Of Tennessee, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for an alcoholic beverage wholesalers was tracking the belt of the Stewart Glapat Corporation Extendable Conveyor. The employee caught his left arm in the conveyor belt. The employee was hospitalized to treat a lacerated and fractured arm, requiring emergency surgery.

Keywords: Arm, Belt Conveyor, Caught Between, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Engineering Controls, Fracture, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Maintenance, Pinch Point, Pinched, Technician

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560499.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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