Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14508816 - Employee killed when caught in roller conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 14508816 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 11/13/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102901626	11/14/1991	3731	0	Production Services Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17968579	11/14/1991	3731	0	Lash Marine Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker took a shortcut through a steel plate yard after their work shift had ended. A conveyor system turntable, which was normally in an open position in the same direction as the employees were traveling, was closed at the time. Employee #1 was attempting to go through an approximately 15 in. wide opening between the turntable and the fixed conveyor when the conveyor started. He was struck by the plate on the conveyor and caught between the plates and the conveyor rollers and killed instantly. A stairway over the conveyor was 6 ft, 6 in. away from the opening Employee #1 had entered.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, SHIPYARD, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102901626			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	17968579					Occupation Not Listed

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