Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14548549 - CAUGHT IN MOVING CONVEYOR SLATS

Accident Summary Nr: 14548549 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 06/02/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14673958	07/03/1984	2061	0	Hamakua Sugar Co Inc

Abstract: ON JULY 2, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CHANGING CONVEYOR SLATS. AFTER CHANGING TWO (2) SLATS, THE CONVEYOR (WHICH WAS NOT LOCKED OUT) STARTED. THE CONVEYOR SLATS APPARENTLY CAUGHT EMPLOYEE #1 BY THE RIGHT LEG, TEARING IT OFF. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN APPARENTLY FELL FROM THE BOTTOM END OF THE CONVEYOR TO THE BAGASSE HOUSE FLOOR. (ABOUT AN 18 FOOT, 8 INCH DROP.) HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, FALL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14673958			Fatality	Amputation	Power plant operators

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