Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170620199 - Employee fractures arm in screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170620199 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120188289	01/06/1995	2063	0	Spreckles Sugar Co. Inc.

Abstract: On August 10, 1994, Employee #1, of Sprecles Sugar Company, Inc., a sugar beet processor, had opened a lid on a screw conveyor and was cleaning out grass and beet stalks when his gloved hand/arm was caught and pulled in by the rotating end shaft and a projecting stud bolt. Employee #1 suffered a fracture to the left arm. The power had not been shut off as required.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING SHAFT, SCREW CONVEYOR, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, BOLT, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120188289			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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