Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14517775 - ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER OF CONVEYOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14517775 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/10/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2158517	12/10/1985	2621	0	Southwest Forest, Industries

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN THE BASEMENT OF A PAPER MILL, PLACING SCRAP PAPER ONTO A 5 FOOT WIDE CONVEYOR BELT. HER JOB REPRESENTED THE FIRST STEP IN RECLAIMING PAPER LOST DURING THE PAPER MAKING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED ON THE FLOORS ABOVE HER. SCRAP PAPER BUILT UP AT THE ROLLER LOCATED AT THE FLOOR POSITION OF THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE ROLLER, WHILE MACHINE WAS IN OPERATION, BY REACHING IN AND PULLING OUT THE BUILD UP BY HAND. THE ROLLER GRABBED HER HAND AND PULLED HER RIGHT ARM AND PART OF HER UPPER BODY INTO THE ROLLER-BELT ASSEMBLY. HER ARM WAS AMPUTATED AT THE SHOULDER AND SHE SUFFERED CRUSHING AND ABRASIVE INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND BODY.

Keywords: HEAD, AMPUTATED, BELT, WORK RULES, TORSO, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2158517			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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