Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 693051 - Employee Caught Between Conveyor Belt And Pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 693051 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 10/08/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3349339	10/08/1986	3365	0	Metal Castings Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPLYING BELT DRESSING TO A CONVEYOR BELT AT A LOCATION NEAR THE HEAD PULLEY. (HE DID NOT NORMALLY PERFORM THIS TASK.) THE CONVEYOR BELT WAS RUNNING. HE APPARENTLY GOT HIS HAND TOO NEAR THE IN RUNNING NIP POINT WHERE THE BELT RUNS ONTO THE HEAD PULLEY, BECAUSE HIS RIGHT ARM WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED INTO IT. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: maintenance, belt, caught by, conveyor, arm, pulley, conveyor belt, untrained

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3349339			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machine operators, not specified

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