Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145331.015 - Employee is killed when crushed between conveyor belt and ma

Accident Summary Nr: 145331.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/11/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1589297.015	04/12/2022		561730	Hansen'S Environmental Wood Resources

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on April 11, 2022, an employee was cleaning a Vermeer tub grinder at the end of shift. The employee was on a walking surface immediately adjacent to a moving conveyer belt. The employee fell to the belt and was crushed between an approximately 1,500 pound magnetic component and the belt, which had a space of approximately 9 inches between them. The employee was rolled and crushed between the the magnetic component and belt. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Cleaning, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Grinder, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1589297.015	29	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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