Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200922037 - Worker Is Killed While Fixing a Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 200922037 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 01/31/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315284679	01/31/2011	2951	324121	Branscome Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315284752	02/01/2011	2951	324121	Branscome Incorporated

Abstract: On January 31 2011, Employee #1, a 56-year-old male with Branscome Incorporated, was performing routine maintenance on a conveyor system. The conveyor system was located inside an enclosed inclined chute that was elevated on a silo tower. While working on the conveyor belt, the conveyor system was inadvertently energized and activated by a control room operator. This caused the belt system to move and caused Employee #1 to get caught in the conveyor machinery. Employee #1 died from injuries received in this event.

Keywords: LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315284679			Fatality	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations
2	315284752			Fatality	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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