Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201103769 - Employee Injured When Foot Was Caught in Sprocket of Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201103769 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 02/25/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120143672	05/08/2003	0723	115114	Ace Tomato Company

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on February 25, 2003, Employee #1 was tearing down and setting up a conveyor belt for a tomato machine. He removed the guard on the chain drive sprocket to track and adjust it as needed. As Employee #1 adjusted the belts, his pants got caught in one of the sprockets of the machine being worked on. He sustained serious fractures to his ankle and left foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, BELT, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, ANKLE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120143672			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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