Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14491187 - Six employees hospitalized for smoke inhalation

Accident Summary Nr: 14491187 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 03/14/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1073865	03/15/1985	2095	0	Hills Bros Coffee Inc

Abstract: Green coffee beans were being fed onto a conveyor belt leading through a 600 degrees F oven roaster. Employees #1 through #6, process operators and supervisors, were in the area to monitor the fully automatic operation by visually inspecting a control board, the mechanical entry of the coffee beans into the oven, and the discharge of the beans from the oven. They inhaled smoke when the conveyor motor drive coupling broke down and the coffee in the roaster started to burn. Although all visual and aural alarms functioned, Employees #1 through #6 did not leave the area promptly. They were taken to the hospital, where they were examined and released following treatment.

Keywords: OVEN, WORK RULES, FIRE, INHALATION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CONVEYOR, SMOKE, EVACUATION, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1073865	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	1073865	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	1073865	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	1073865	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
5	1073865	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
6	1073865	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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