Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170616684 - Employee's hands injured when caught in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 170616684 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119976496	04/26/1999	0723	0	Grimmway Enterprises Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 p.m. on November 20, 1998, Employee #1, age 19, of Grimmway Farms, Inc., was explaining the hazards of moving machinery to a coworker when the sleeve of her jacket became caught in a moving conveyor belt. She suffered minor contusions to both hands and was taken to Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, where she was treated and released.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AGRICULTURE, BELT CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND, CONTUSION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119976496			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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