Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202612289 - Employee Fractures Hand While Removing Debris from Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 202612289 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/06/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314148198	08/13/2010	0161	111219	Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:20 a.m. on August 6, 2010, Employee #1, a sanitation worker, was performing maintenance on an ISOFLO Shaker machine, washing down the conveyor portion. While rinsing down the machine, Employee #1 observed debris that remained. As he reached to remove the debris, his right hand contacted the conveyer's pulley/rollers and became entangled. Employee #1 was taken to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured right hand and wrist. The accident investigation revealed that before rinsing the pulley/roller portion of the conveyor, he lifted the guard; therefore, exposing his hand to an unguarded area when removing the debris.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, PULLEY, HAND, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314148198			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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