Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200353449 - Conveyor Shaft Catches Clothes And Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200353449 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307216796	01/23/2004	5211	444190	Thomas Concrete Of Carolina

Abstract: On January 23, 2004, Employee #1 was at a concrete plant in the below-ground "pit" area of a MARCO conveyor and belt. Employee #1 was conducting maintenance on the tail pulley of the conveyor. Employee #1's clothes were caught by the rotating shaft and vertical extensions (spokes) of the end roller, causing him to be pulled down, forcing his face and head against the conveyor belt, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, PIT, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307216796			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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