Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170903975 - Employee injured when arm caught in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 170903975 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/14/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119832145	05/31/1996	2952	0	California Shake Corp

Abstract: Employee #1, of the California Shake Corporation, Irwindale, CA, was adjusting the belt conveyor on the #3 production line. He was standing, using channel locks with his right hand to turn a nut and using his left hand, which was underneath the conveyor, for leverage. When the channel locks slipped, his left hand moved further into the conveyor. The moving belt pulled his hand into the roller, and it became wedged between the belt and the roller. The operator heard him call out and immediately hit the EMERGENCY STOP. Employee #1 sustained a broken arm, but he was able to separate himself from the equipment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, EMERGENCY STOP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119832145			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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