Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96559.015 - Employee Is Struck By Robot On A Conveyor System And Fractur

Accident Summary Nr: 96559.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1242076.015	06/22/2017		333415	Portacool, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 16, 2017, Employee #1 was watching a maintenance worker repair a sensor on an automatic robotic conveyor system located in Zone Number 2. He was in Zone Number 3 and standing in front of another robotic conveyor system when the robot struck him in his back. The robot caught and pinned him against the conveyor and fractured at least six of his ribs. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment on the rib fractures and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor, Fracture, Pinned, Rib, Robotics, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1242076.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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