Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170631121 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM CONVEYOR LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 170631121 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 02/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119780021	03/16/1994	3221	0	Ppc Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in the B-2 carton assembly area when he observed a jam. Employee #1 attempted to clear the jam by climbing up onto the conveyor line to the magazine dispensing the cardboard material. He lost his footing and fell through the service doors of the magazine to the floor approximately four feet below, sustaining a compression fracture of the L-1 spinal vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, CONVEYOR, FALL, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119780021			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Packaging and filling machine operators

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