Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170171896 - Employee's leg fractured by flying pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 170171896 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/15/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111835476	01/27/1992	3411	0	United Can Company

Abstract: At approximately 7:50 a.m. on January 15, 1992, Employee #1 was moving a bale of tin along a roller conveyor. This process involves hooking the bale with two hooks attached to a nylon rope that runs through a pulley. The other end of the rope is then wrapped around a pulley drum and pulled. The bale slides down the conveyor into position to be picked up by a forklift. As Employee #1 was following this procedure, the pulley broke away from its mooring, striking her in the leg and inflicting compound fractures to the lower left leg. The pulley failure may have been due to metal fatigue of some bolts or a weld that was not detected by inspection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROLLER CONVEYOR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PULLEY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111835476			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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