Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143007.015 - Employee fractures arm and hand when pulled in cleaning conv

Accident Summary Nr: 143007.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565104.015	11/18/2021		111333	West Coast Berry Farms, Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 p.m. on August 20, 2021, an employee working for a strawberry farm was performing sanitation operations on a conveyor belt. The employee was washing down the equipment with a pressure hose when his glove got caught between the roller and the belt. The glove became entangled, causing the employee's arm to be pulled into the moving roller and belt. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured arm and hand.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Arm, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Fracture, Glove, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1565104.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury

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