Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092012 - Arm Caught in Conveyor Belt Resulting in Burn

Accident Summary Nr: 201092012 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126137306	09/18/1998	0761	0	Octavio Ayala

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 3, 1998, Employee #1 was working near an apple packing machine. Apples came off a conveyor belt onto a small metal chute and into trays. Employee #1 was using her arm to regulate the flow of apples coming down the small chute. The skin on her right arm near the elbow got caught between the conveyor belt and the metal chute. This opening was less that one-quarter of an inch. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and treated for a burn to her arm.

Keywords: BURN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126137306			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Farm workers

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