Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140597.015 - Employee sustains open fracture to lower leg after being pin

Accident Summary Nr: 140597.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560580.015	10/28/2021		332322	Shoreline Metal Fabricators Incorporated

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 18, 2021, an employee was loosening bolts on the belt conveyor tail pulley bearings to replace the structure beneath. The tail pulley rolled forward, pinning the employee's lower leg between the tail pulley and the metal framework connected to building. Employee sustained open fractures to right tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Fracture, Frame, Leg, Open Fracture, Pinned, Pulley, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560580.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal worker apprentices

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