Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610284 - EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUGHT IN RUNNING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 201610284 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 03/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302043641	03/16/1998	3334	0	Northwest Aluminum Company

Abstract: On March 11, 1998, Employee #1, who worked as a conveyor operator, was using a long handled tool to scrape material from a rotating pulley. When the tool became caught between the pulley and the conveyor belt, Employee #1 tried to reach in and pull the tool out. At that moment, his arm was pulled into the unguarded nip point and caught there, while the machine was running. Employee #1 sustained severe injuries to the arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, BELT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302043641			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Crushing and grinding machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.