Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170252464 - Employee's leg injured in conveyor chains

Accident Summary Nr: 170252464 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 02/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115485419	02/21/1995	2411	0	R S G Forest Products Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and five coworkers were cleaning wood out of a chain conveyor. Only one padlock was used for lockout/tagout. The lock was removed and the machine was started while Employee #1 was still working under it. He became caught in the chains and was hospitalized for fractured legs. It was assumed that all employees were in the clear when the machine was started.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, LOGGING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115485419			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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