Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092087 - Employee injured leg and ankle pulled into rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 201092087 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126026715	08/27/1998	0722	0	Golden Valley Produce Llc

Abstract: On August 20, 1998, Employee #1, a mechanic, was replacing a conveyor belt on a carrot processing machine. Employee #1 was having trouble getting the 4 ft wide by 130 ft long belt on the machine with the hand tools provided. Employee #2, the supervisor, went and rewired the motor to run backwards to use the motor to roll the belt on. He unlocked the motor, and re-energized the machine and started the motor. Employee #1 was standing on the belt when the machine was started; he was pulled into the rollers and suffered compound fractures to his left leg and ankle. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: MECHANIC, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CRUSHED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126026715			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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