Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 972174 - Employee fractures arm in conveyor tail pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 972174 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/23/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105612329	01/29/1990	5093	0	Tdf Tread Shreaders Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to remove pieces of rubber tires from a conveyor tail pulley. When he put his hand in a 5 1/4 in. by 8 1/2 in. opening cut in the conveyor tail pulley frame his gloves caught in the revolving belt and pulley. Employee #1 suffered a broken and crushed left arm and a crushed hand. Safety procedures call for turning off the machine, which Employee #1 did not do. Although these procedures are not in writing, Employee #1 was trained in safe operation of the conveyor tail pulley.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105612329			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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