Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170888283 - Employee's leg fractured by pipe moving on conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170888283 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125507301	06/30/1997	3317	0	Napa Pipe Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, an assistant tacker operator, was returning from inspecting the conveyor roller drive belts on an automated tacker in-feed conveyor in a pipe manufacturing plant. He was crossing the conveyor line on an elevated walkway extension when he was struck by a 40 ft long by 32 in. diameter steel pipe moving on the conveyor. His lower left was fractured when it became caught between the pipe and the roller or conveyor. The walkway area where Employee #1 was crossing was not guarded or railed to prevent access while the conveyor was moving.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, ROLLER CONVEYOR, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CATWALK, PIPE, LEG, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125507301			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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