Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14195358 - CAUGHT FOOT IN CONVEYOR ROLLERS

Accident Summary Nr: 14195358 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/08/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2819415	08/09/1985	2653	0	Chesapeake Corporation

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP MOVE A LOAD OF PRINTED CARDBOARD BOXES. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE MOVING CONVEYOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT. THE MACHINE WAS A ROACH CONVEYOR. MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A WRITTEN POLICY WAS IN EFFECT PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIONS. SAFETY TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING IN THIS POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. WITNESSES STATED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TIRED FROM WORKING OVERTIME. HIS ACTIONS REPRESENTED A SHORT CUT AND WERE NOT COMMON PRACTICE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ANKLE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2819415			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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