Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200073062 - Employee Is Injured When Caught in Unguarded Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 200073062 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 10/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310397856	12/11/2006	2599	337127	Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company Elkin Div.

Abstract: At approximately 1:50 p.m. on October 20, 2006, Employee #1 was going to turn off a circuit breaker for machine Number 5. He tripped and fell sideways and placed his left arm out to balance and catch himself. His left arm and gloved hand hit the idler pulley roller and belt, which pulled his left arm and hand into the unguarded roller-belt area of the scrap conveyor. Employee #1 received a broken left arm and crushed left hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310397856			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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