Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170694285 - Employee's arm crushed in conveyor pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 170694285 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/25/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111932919	02/20/1992	2032	0	David & Son

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a rag to clean the underside of a pumpkin seed belt. He was cleaning next to the conveyor belt tail pulley when the tension increased on the belt, which had been loosened to allow slack in the conveyor and for the head pulley to turn freely. The increased tension on the belt caused it to move, activating the machine. Employee #1's rag became caught between the conveyor belt and the tail pulley and his hand and arm were pulled up and around the tail pulley. His arm was fractured in five places. The power to the conveyor belt head pulley motor had not been shut off,

Keywords: FRACTURE, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111932919			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Production helpers

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