Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170831168 - Employee injured when pulled into reclamation conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170831168 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 02/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119557288	02/25/1997	3251	0	Cushwa Plant

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was cleaning around the tail end of a reclamation conveyor. It was equipped with self-cleaning devices that protruded about 4 in. from the rotating end. The end was unguarded, and the protruding edges caught his clothing and pulled him into the conveyor mechanism. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of severe lacerations to his back, buttocks, and upper thigh.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, BUTTOCKS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, THIGH, BACK, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119557288			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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