Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1355807.015 - Vanderlande Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 1355807.015

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 10/25/2018

Site Address:
Vanderlande Industries, Inc.
Sfo International Terminal Gate A2
San Francisco, CA 94128

Mailing Address:
1975 West Oak Circle, Marietta, GA 30062

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 333922/Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/18/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/19/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1394613

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114204.015

Event: 10/22/2018

Employee incurs hand and arm injuries when caught by conveyo

At 9:15 p.m. on September 22, 2018, an employee was trouble shooting noise coming from baggage conveyor equipment. The employee was standing on an 8 foot extension ladder underneath the moving conveyor belt about 12 feet above the floor. The employee was holding a beam with both hands which was a few inches away when his left hand was caught by one of the rollers which pulled his hand in resulting in compound fractures of the radius & ulna on his left wrist and arm, skin damage on top of his left hand, and ligament/tendon/nerve damage on the left hand.

Keywords: Arm, Baggage Conveyor, Caught By, Conveyor Belt, Extension Ladder, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Nerve damage, Roller--Mach/Part, Tendon, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1355807.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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