Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102498 - Employee's arm caught in conveyor belt and roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201102498 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125846956	11/05/2001	2037	0	J R Wood Inc

Abstract: On September 21, 2001, Employee #1, a sanitation worker, was cleaning a food product elevator conveyor belt and roller using a water hose. While holding the water hose near its end, Employee #1 inserted the water hose between the belts and near the end roller while the machine was running. The roller caught the hose and Employee #1's rain gear at the arm and pulled it in. As a result, Employee #1 sustained a fracture to his right arm and was hospitalized. At the time of the accident, the guard was removed from the machine.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARD, HOSE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125846956			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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