Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201622669 - Employee's Arm Is Fractured by Tail Drum
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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312180243 | 11/26/2008 | 5989 | 454319 | Rogue Valley Resource Management Llc |
Abstract: On November 24, 2008, Employee #1 was splitting wood at station #4, when he observed a piece of wood stuck in between the conveyer belt and tail drum of the trough conveyer. Employee #1 took down a safety chain and crawled in next to the rotating tail drum. As he reached into the tail drum to remove the wood, he got his arm caught in the pinch point. Employee #1 fractured both bones in his right arm, and he was hospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 312180243 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Laborers, except construction |