Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 673335 - Employee's arm amputated when caught between pulley and belt

Accident Summary Nr: 673335 -- Report ID: 0728100 -- Event Date: 07/28/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104202411	07/28/1987	1794	0	Beck Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, the operator of a road shouldering machine, was using an open end wrench to clean dirt from a drum pulley about 30 in. by 10 in. diameter. A 30 in. rubber belt on the drum pulley caught the wrench and pulled his arm into the pulley, amputating it instantly about 2 1/2 in. below the elbow. Employee #1 used poor judgment when he placed his arm between the pulley and belt.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104202411			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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