Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900591 - Employee's arm injured when caught in conveyor chain drive

Accident Summary Nr: 170900591 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126050046	07/24/1997	5461	0	Huicho'S Bakery, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on July 21, 1997, Employee #1 was cleaning the conveyor system on a tortilla oven. He had used a long-handled brush to initiate the cleaning. With the conveyor system still running, he began to use hand-held paper towels to complete the job. His hand became caught in an in-going nip point, and his right arm was pulled into the system's chain drive. Employee #1 sustained lacerations to his right forearm, which resulted in loss of muscle mass and injuries to the medial and radial nerves.

Keywords: CHAIN, OVEN, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126050046			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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