Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201637220 - Employee'S Arm Fractured When Caught By Conveyor Belt

**Accident: 201637220 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 10/10/2007**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
311174122	10/15/2007	1794	Dow Bros Inc

On October 10, 2007, Employee #1 was scraping debris off a conveyeor belt on a Royer 466 separator when his glove became caught by the belt. His arm was wrapped around the drum of the belt and fractured multiple times before a coworker stopped the machine.

Keywords: fracture, glove, work rules, belt conveyor, cleaning, caught by, construction, arm, nip point, conveyor belt

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	311174122			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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