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Accident Summary Nr: 99142.015 - Employee is caught in palletizer and sustains broken ribs an

Accident Summary Nr: 99142.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1264905.015	09/20/2017		324110	Colorado Petroleum Products Company

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on September 18, 2017, Employee #1 was operating the palletizer, when the machine became jammed. The employee removed the guard and entered the danger zone with the machine still energized, in order to clear a jam. The employee was caught in between the ram of the palletizer and the frame of the machine, and sustained broken ribs and internal injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Caught Between, Fracture, Jammed, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Palletized Cargo, Rib, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1264905.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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