Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201345733 - Employee's Neck and Ear Are Abraded by Dehydrator Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201345733 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 04/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315086918	04/13/2011	2034	311999	Pines International, Inc.

Abstract: On April 12, 2011, Employee #1, a production worker who was a permanent employee, was working under an energized dehydrator, in the dump tunnel located at a manufacturing facility in Lawrence, KS. Employee #1 was cleaning grass from the bottom of the dehydrator conveyor system. His head was caught between a moving drag bar and a fixed horizontal frame member, and the conveyor continued to operate. As a result of being caught in the equipment, Employee #1 suffered a scratch on the back of his neck and a scraped ear. The employer had established a procedure for cleaning this area, which required lockout/tagout. An employee reported the accident on April 12, 2011.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CLEANING, EAR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASION, CONVEYOR, NECK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315086918			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Production helpers

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