Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201639648 - Worker at Fish Processing Facility Fractures Arm on Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201639648 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 09/15/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314966631	09/16/2010	0111	311712	Pacific Coast Seafoods Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314966615	09/16/2010	7363	561320	Northwest Staffing Resources Inc

Abstract: On September 15, 2010, an employee was working for the temporary employment agency Northwest Staffing Resources, Inc. He had bent sent by that firm to work at Pacific Coast Seafoods Company. He was cleaning a conveyor at a fish sorting station using a high-pressure water line. The conveyor was running while this process was going on. The victim noticed a fish stuck near the tail drum of the conveyor. When he reached to grab the fish, his arm or sleeve was caught up by the conveyor. He sustained fractures to his arm and elsewhere. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEANING, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, HIGH PRESSURE, ARM, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314966631					Occupation not reported
2	314966615			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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