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Accident Summary Nr: 200211704 - Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Drum and Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 200211704 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 03/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308530682	03/31/2005	5153	424510	Interstate Grain Port Terminal

Abstract: On March 30, 2005, Employee #1 was cleaning spilled grain from under a running conveyor, which was 5 ft above the ground. The underside of the conveyor belt was not guarded. Employee #1 was using a 1-in. air hose equipped with a ball valve and a 4-ft 0.5-in. diameter aluminum tip. Employee #1 and the air hose were caught and pulled over the drum, between the drum and the belt. The belt was moving at the speed of 87.36 ft per second. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, GRAIN, GUARD, CLEANING, DRUM, CAUGHT BY, HOSE, CONVEYOR, SPILL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308530682			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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