Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200621464 - Employee Severely Injured in Asphalt Crusher Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200621464 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 04/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304493935	04/27/2001	3531	0	Hma Contractors Llc

Abstract: Employees were performing maintenance work on an asphalt conveyor feed and an inclined conveyor. After the work was completed, one of the employees wanted to test the conveyor system to see that is was working properly. He gave instructions to another employee to turn on the conveyor. The employee who activated the conveyor system mistakenly turned on the asphalt crusher as well. An employee standing in the asphalt crusher, inspecting it, was pulled into the machinery by his legs. The employee pulled into the asphalt crusher received crushing injuries to his left leg and lacerations to his abdomen. The injured employee was hospitalized in critical condition. Lockout/tagout procedures were not being followed.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, ASPHALT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304493935			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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