Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200820751 - Child killed when caught in belt conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 200820751 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/10/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302605779	05/11/2000	7211	0	Illinois Cleaners & Launderers

Abstract: Employee #1, the 4 year-old child of a janitorial worker, was at the facility after hours with her parent and older sister. While the mother was working, the children played near a belt conveyor, which they had apparently turned on. The child was pulled into the equipment up to her neck and died of asphyxia and spinal stretching. She was found underneath the conveyor with both hands and arms caught between the belt and the large and small rollers. The employer was cited for violation of T8CCR 1910.212(a)(1), for failure to guard the ingoing nip point at three places on the conveyor.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, HORSEPLAY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302605779			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.