Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170717029 - Employee's arm injured in conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170717029 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/14/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111759544	08/15/1991	2099	0	Met West Agri Business

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a scrub pad to manually clean an activated incline belt conveyor and the associated nip points. His right arm became caught in an in-running nip point and suffered severe trauma. Employee #1 was transported to Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA, for treatment. He had not been provided with extension tools, and the conveyor was not guarded. Due to an alleged conflict with food processing/health, there was no standardized cleaning procedure (e.g., run mode extension or stop mode, stopped or and locked out).

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, EXTENSION HANDLE, ARM, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111759544			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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