Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93961.015 - Employee is struck by T-Cart and breaks leg

Accident Summary Nr: 93961.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1217862.015	03/17/2017		323119	Packaging Corporation Of America

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on March 14, 2017, an employee was adjusting boxes stacked on a conveyer belt. While handling the boxes, his left leg was partially located in an aisle way, when a T Cart came along and struck his leg. The employee sustained a broken left leg in two places. The inside of the safety bar, which attached to the front and back of the T Cart, was used to transport paper and cardboard throughout the plant.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor, Fracture, Leg, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1217862.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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