Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14548549 - CAUGHT IN MOVING CONVEYOR SLATS
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 14673958 | Fatality | Amputation | Power plant operators |