Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170902308 - Employee'S Arm Amputated When Caught In Conveyor Belt
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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300805835 | 10/16/1997 | 2099 | Yh Products |
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.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 300805835 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers |