Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14379929 - EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT NIP POINT

Accident Summary Nr: 14379929 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 11/06/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101690501	11/06/1986	5211	0	Weidle Sand & Gravel, Inc.

Abstract: ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT ASSIGNED THIS DUTY, EMPLOYEE #1, FOR SOME REASON, DECIDED TO APPLY DRESSING TO A CONVEYOR BELT. TO DO THIS, HE HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE GUARDRAIL AND ONTO THE CONVEYOR SUPPORT STRUCTURES. HE TOLD THE OPERATOR TO SHUT OFF THE POWER, THEN APPLIED THE BELT DRESSING. HE THEN TOLD THE OPERATOR TO START THE BELT, BUT DECIDED TO APPLY SOME MORE DRESSING WITH THE BELT RUNNING. HE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE INRUNNING NIP POINT AS THE BELT TRAVELLED OVER A ROLLER. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, BELT, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101690501			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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