Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201613775 - Employee's Arm Pulled Into Auger

Accident Summary Nr: 201613775 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 03/07/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311704779	03/18/2008	0252	112310	Valley Fresh Foods Inc

Abstract: An employee was standing on top of a truck trailer, placing an auger conveyor over a storage bin so that he could fill the trailer with chicken feed. After lining up the auger, he signaled another worker to start the auger. After the auger started, the first employee changed position and put his hand next to the auger's rotating shaft. The sleeve of his coveralls caught on an extended bolt on a coupler. The coverall pulled the employee's arm into the auger, and his arm wrapped around the shaft. He was hospitalized with fractures to his arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, SCREW CONVEYOR, SHAFT, ARM, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311704779			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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