Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201508413 - Employee Is Injured When Caught in Slat Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201508413 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310063052	03/03/2008	1611	237310	Oliver De Silva, Inc Dba Gallagher & Burk, Inc

Abstract: On February 25, 2008, Employee #1, a plant operator with a paving contractor and asphalt producer, was installing a new slat conveyor at the plant. The conveyor's chain and sprocket were not properly aligned. Employee #1 attempted to align the sprocket by tapping on it. When the chain moved, he was caught under the shaft. The conveyor had been deenergized because the power unit was not yet installed; however, the chain and sprocket had not been blocked to prevent its inadvertent movement. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Highland Hospital for fractures of his right arm and right leg.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, ARM, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310063052			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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