Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14292312 - Employee's leg caught in nip point of conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 14292312 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 01/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105682140	01/22/1988	2421	0	Luther Compton & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on January 21, 1988, Employee #1 was cleaning wood filings and sawdust from a motor-driven drag chain conveyor. He slipped on the bark waste and fell into the conveyor, resulting in his leg being pulled into the area between the chain and sprocket type pulley. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The conveyor had not been locked- or tagged-out.

Keywords: CHAIN, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, FALL, NIP POINT, HOUSEKEEPING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105682140			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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