Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170716021 - Employee's arm broken in conveyor pinch point

Accident Summary Nr: 170716021 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/28/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112046495	01/03/1992	5093	0	Recycling Industries, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an assistant supervisor, saw some scrap paper starting to gather at the lower belt conveyor roller on a waste paper shredder and baling operation. He reached into an opening in the skirt guarding and tried to remove the paper, but his hand got caught in the pinch point between the return side of the conveyor belt and the roller. Employee #1's left arm was broken just above the left wrist. Trying to take a short cut, he had not shut down the conveyor before cleaning a possible jam.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PAPER SHREDDER, GUARD, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112046495			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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