Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92664.015 - Employee injures ankle while freeing up jammed conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 92664.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 01/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1206614.015	01/31/2017		424430	United Dairy, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on January 26, 2017, an employee working to un-jam a stack of six milk crates from a conveyor system that runs along the floor of a cooler room. As he used a metal hook to un-jam the cases, the track popped up and caught the employee's left ankle between the track and metal side barrier on the track. The employee was hospitalized and treated for an injured left ankle, which required surgery to amputate his foot.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Conveyor, Crushing, Lockout/Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1206614.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury

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