Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14385322 - Caught Foot Between Moving Conveyor Rollers
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1545003 | 06/14/1984 | 7389 | Sears Midwestern Fashion Merchandise Center |
ON JUNE 7, 1984, AT 2:30, AN OVERHEAD STURDY-BILT BELT CONVEYOR BECAME JAMMED WITH BOXED MATERIAL. THE JAM TRIGGERED AN ELECTRIC EYE, WHICH STOPPED THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED ONTO THE CONVEYOR AND REMOVED THE JAM. THE ELECTRIC EYE REACTIVATED THE CONVEYOR, WHICH CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT AND LEG BETWEEN A POWER ROLLER AND TWO IDLER ROLLERS. THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF A PROPER LOCKOUT PROCEDURE HAD BEEN USED BEFORE THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO THE CONVEYOR, OR IF A POLE HAD BEEN USED TO CLEAR THE JAM.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1545003 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |