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Accident Summary Nr: 144207.015 - Employee fractures ankle and lacerates leg when caught betwe

Accident Summary Nr: 144207.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 02/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580683.015	03/02/2022		444220	Oldcastle Apg Inc. Dba Oldcastle Lawn & Garden

Abstract: At 11:53 a.m. on January 25, 2022, Employee #1 had been directed to go inside of the Line 2 Nova Hopper to clean mulch off of the inside of the hopper. Employee #1 was climbing down from the feeder, using the metal seams as toe and hand holds, when he slipped and fell into the under the conveyor. Employee #1 was caught between the belt and tail wing pulley of a conveyor. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a fractured left ankle and lacerated left leg.

Keywords: Ankle, Belt, Caught Between, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Fall, Fracture, Hopper, Laceration, Leg, Pulley, Slip

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580683.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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