Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14478242 - EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR NIP POINT

Accident Summary Nr: 14478242 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 07/29/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101452746	07/29/1987	2091	0	Stinson Canning Co.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ONE OF TWO EMPLOYEES CLEANING A PACKING LINE CONVEYOR. THE LINE CONSISTED OF A SERIES OF BELT CONVEYORS UP TO 22 INCHES WIDE AND 100 FEET LONG WHICH CARRIED SARDINE CANS AND FISH. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SCRUBBING AND HOSING DOWN THE TAIL END OF CONVEYOR WITH WATER, HIS RIGHT ARM BECAME CAUGHT IN THE INGOING NIP POINT BETWEEN THE FISH BELT AND DRUM. CLEANING WITH THE CONVEYOR RUNNING WAS A NORMAL PROCEDURE AT THIS WORKSITE. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS ENTIRE RIGHT ARM SEVERELY LIMITING ITS USE.

Keywords: CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101452746			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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