Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14209464 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN BUCKET AND CONVEYOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14209464 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 11/30/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15025828	12/02/1985	2033	0	The Amalgamated Sugar Company

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. November 30, 1985, Employee #1 was killed when his head was caught between a conveyor end frame and a steel bucket attached to a hoist line. The bucket was being lowered for refilling. Evidence indicates Employee #1 opened a hinged guard to size a segment of rubber belt at the end of a conveyor. As he leaned inward, the bucket being lowered struck the top of his left shoulder. The impact knocked the employee against the conveyor end frame. The employee received a fractured skull when his head became wedged between the end frame and bucket side.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, HOIST, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15025828			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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