Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170200513 - Employee injured when arm caught in oven conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170200513 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/21/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111894176	06/14/1991	2099	0	Mission Foods

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 1991, Employee #1 was working on the line 2 oven conveyor at a tortilla manufacturing plant. He normally worked at the old press line, but it was not running. Employee #1 saw some coworkers cleaning the machine, so he wrapped a rag around his left hand and started wiping off the metal surface of the conveyor. As he was cleaning, the rag became caught by the moving conveyor and his left hand and lower arm were dragged into the nip point. He sustained friction burns and lacerations, and was taken to Brookside Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: CLOTHING, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, INEXPERIENCE, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, ABRASIVE BURN, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111894176			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Food batchmakers

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