Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201700325 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR

Accident Summary Nr: 201700325 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 05/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126701051	05/19/1998	0721	0	Columbia Basin Spreaders Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning fertilizer residue from the top roll of a flat belt conveyor used to load a Terra-Gator fertilizer spreader. Employee #1 had exited the cab of the spreader as it was being loaded and walked on the side of the machine to the conveyor. Employee #1 used an open end wrench to chip away fertilizer on the roll while the conveyor was running. His right arm was caught by the conveyor and pulled into the nip point between the belt and roll. Employee #1 received fractures to his right arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CONVEYOR, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126701051			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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