Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701174 - Employee Injured When Arm Caught In Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201701174 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304172166	10/03/2001	2033	0	Hermiston Foods Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 30, 2001, Employee #1 hand cleaned a conveyor belt while it was running. Employee #1's hand came too close to the motorized roll and her right hand and arm was drawn into the in-going nip point where the conveyor belt meets the roll. The supervisor shut off the conveyor and Employee #1 extracted her arm. Employee #1 suffered a fractured arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304172166			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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