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Accident Summary Nr: 144181.015 - Employee suffers injury when arm caught in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 144181.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/04/2022
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1581027.01502/28/2022561320Primeskill Staffing

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on February 4, 2022, an employee, a forklift operator, went down into the tunnel to pick up lemons that had fallen under the conveyor. The employee picked up 2 lemons on the lower conveyor belt, as he picked up the third lemon the belt started to move, catching his sleeve and pulling his right arm into the conveyor. The employee pulled the emergency stop switch and pulled his arm out of the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a compartment syndrome injury to his right arm.

Keywords: Arm, Caught In, Clothing, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Ind Trk Operator, Pulled In

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1581027.015 32 M Hospitalized injury Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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