Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201391695 - Worker Is Injured in Fall While Cleaning Conveyor System

Accident Summary Nr: 201391695 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/11/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308871409	01/11/2008	3312	331111	Severstal North America Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was found on the floor approximately 11 feet below the catwalk he was working from. Employee #1 was cleaning a conveyor system, walking on the catwalk next to the conveyor. Employee #1 was using a long pipe with a valve connected to a compressed airline to blow off the conveyor table and rollers. Behind Employee #1 over the catwalk was a tensioner for a belt conveyor that comes down approximately 72 inches above the catwalk and 25 inches out from the barrier of catwalk. The air hose and pipe, his hard hat and respirator were found caught between the belt conveyor and tension roller. There were no witnesses to this event. The nature of Employee #1's injuries were not specified in the original narrative.

Keywords: CLEANING, CONVEYOR, CATWALK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	308871409			Fatality	Other

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