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Accident Summary Nr: 735175 - LEFT ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR ROLLER

Accident Summary Nr: 735175 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/17/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102083813	03/25/1986	7699	0	Fenn-Vac Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102083805	03/25/1986	2631	0	International Paper Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3196581	02/25/1986	7699	0	Row Industrial Service Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A GARDEN HOE WITH A BROKEN-OFF HANDLE (ABOUT 16 INCHES LONG) TO CLEAN WOOD CHIPS FROM BENEATH A MOVING CONVEYOR BELT. THE CONVEYOR BELT MOVES WOOD CHIPS, USED FOR PAPER PULP, AT THE #2 PINEBELT TRANSPORT POINT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING BESIDE THE CONVEYOR WHILE REACHING IN WITH THE HOE TO REMOVE CHIPS. EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROLLER. WHEN HE JERKED HIS HAND FREE HIS UPPER LEFT ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER TO HIS REAR, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TRICEP MUSCLE AND FRACTURING THE HUMERUS BONE. THE CAUSAL FACTORS WERE: USING IMPROPER EQUIPMENT (HOE WITH BROKEN HANDLE) AND; THE INGOING NIP POINTS OF THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS WERE NOT GUARDED.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102083813	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec
2	102083805			Occupation Not Listed
3	3196581			Occupation Not Listed

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