Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14341713 - Employee killed when leg is caught in moving conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 14341713 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17428954	08/29/1988	4225	0	Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had started a palletizer's conveyor and placed a pallet on the feed end. He was unaware that the palletizer, which had malfunctioned, was still shut down for repairs. When the mechanic who was coming to fix the machine saw the conveyor moving and the pallet on the feed end, he yelled to Employee #1 not to operate the machine. Employee #1 tried to stop the pallet from going further, but the dogs on the conveyor had already started moving it. When Employee #1 stretched out his leg to hold the pallet back, the force of the conveyors pulled Employee #1's leg into the chain drive, then over and under the rollers, killing him.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, PALLET, COMMUNICATION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17428954			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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