Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170902308 - Employee's arm amputated when caught in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 170902308 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 10/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300805835	10/16/1997	2099	0	Yh Products

Abstract: Employee #1, of Y. H. Products, Oxnard, CA, was conducting a visual inspection of a barley processing conveyor belt. A piece of wire was sticking out of the end of the conveyor. As Employee #1 bent down, his long-sleeved shirt became caught on the wire. His arm was pulled into the conveyor belt and amputated just above the elbow. Employee #1 was transported by fire department paramedics to St. John's Hospital in Oxnard.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300805835			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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