Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170198931 - Employee's hand and arm lacerated in conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170198931 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/05/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111934287	03/07/1991	2034	0	Lone Star Dehydration/Mel Konian Enterprises

Abstract: Employee #1, age 16, was a dry sorter, working near the bins at the end of a belt conveyor. All the machinery cleaning was assigned to older, experienced coworkers. On his own initiative and against his foreman's instructions, Employee #1 attempted to clear a 1/4 in. high clump of dried fruit residue from the center of the head conveyor by reaching into the guarded equipment and slapping at the clump. His left hand and arm went into the nip point, and he suffered lacerations and trauma. Employee #1 had on two previous occasions been seen reaching into the belt and head pulley area.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FOREARM, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, FRUIT PACKING, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111934287			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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