Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 712141 - Employee's foot and leg crushed in conveyor drive spool

Accident Summary Nr: 712141 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 03/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108262114	03/05/1991	2621	0	International Paper Company

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 a.m. on March 4, 1991, Employee #1 was cleaning the mud filter. The mud reclaim conveyor had loaded down to the stop point. The drive spool continued to turn inside the belt. To clean the drive spool, Employee #1 went to unplug the belt and remove its guard. Employee #1 was standing on the south side of the conveyor when the drive spool caught either his pant leg or boot lace and pulled it into the spool. His right foot was caught between the conveyor belt and the drive spool. The foot and ankle were crushed. He sustained many compound fractures of the tibia and fibula bones. The employee was transported to a hospital and is undergoing several surgeries to save his foot.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, ANKLE, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108262114			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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