Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14444830 - Employee crushed to death in conveyor belt system

Accident Summary Nr: 14444830 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/12/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125433581	07/12/1994	3531	0	Interstate Construction Corp.

Abstract: Sometime between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., Employee #1, working alone, was aligning a moving conveyor belt on an outfeed conveyor from the storage bins to an asphalt plant. He used a 24 in. long, 3/4 in. drive ratchet as a lever to lift the drive belt tensioning counterweight and move the belt by hand. But the ratchet slipped off the idler pulley shaft. The momentum of his weight carried him into the moving belt, pulled him into the conveyor, and caused fatal crushing injuries to his head and chest.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, HAND TOOL, CONVEYOR BELT, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125433581			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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