Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 889709 - Employee injured in fall from conveyor as 2nd jam occurs

Accident Summary Nr: 889709 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 05/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119529832	05/03/1994	4225	0	Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 climbed the steel framework of a conveyor system to unjam tote pans that had caused the conveyor to stop running. After the employee freed up the jam, another jam occurred, forcing him off the 3 in. steel frame where he was standing. He fell 14 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 fractured his wrist, pelvis, and ankle. He was not wearing a safety belt or lanyard to prevent his fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119529832			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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