Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99345.015 - Employee suffers multiple injuries when caught in conveyor s

Accident Summary Nr: 99345.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 09/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1266742.015	09/25/2017		561990	Green Country Shredding & Recycling, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 21, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning paper from the trailer portion of the shred truck. The employee over-rode the toggle switch in the front of the truck's cab, in order to keep the conveyor running. As the employee entered the trailer portion of the shred truck with the conveyor floor on, he became caught in the conveyor system. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures, as well as tissue, muscle, tendon, and skin damage. The employee was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Fracture, Lockout, Machine Guarding, Paper Shredder, Skin, Tendon

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1266742.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Driver-sales workers

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