Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200356830 - Employee's Head Is Caught Between Cage and Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 200356830 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311932750	03/07/2008	2015	311615	Mountaire Farms Of North Carolina Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 a.m. on March 5, 2008, Employee #1, a cage dump operator, tried to close the door on the 844-lb cage with a metal pole. He wedged the metal pole across the control levers, ensuring continuous activation of the conveyor drive. While reaching across and in front of the cage, he was able to close the failed door. When the door was closed the cage became unjammed and began travelling on the conveyor. Before Employee #1 could move out of the way, his head became caught between the cage and the vertical metal pole. Screams alerted coworkers in the area. They responded immediately, and stopped and reversed the conveyor drive. Employee #1 was air-lifted to UNC Chapel Hill Hospital, where he was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, MECH MAT HANDLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311932750			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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