Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15025828 - The Amalgamated Sugar Company

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 15025828

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 12/02/1985

Site Address:
The Amalgamated Sugar Company
East End Of Main Street
Nyssa, OR 97913

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1766, Nyssa, OR 97913

Union Status: Union

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/06/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360771992

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14209464

Event: 11/30/1985

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN BUCKET AND CONVEYOR

At approximately 5:30 p.m. November 30, 1985, Employee #1 was killed when his head was caught between a conveyor end frame and a steel bucket attached to a hoist line. The bucket was being lowered for refilling. Evidence indicates Employee #1 opened a hinged guard to size a segment of rubber belt at the end of a conveyor. As he leaned inward, the bucket being lowered struck the top of his left shoulder. The impact knocked the employee against the conveyor end frame. The employee received a fractured skull when his head became wedged between the end frame and bucket side.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, HOIST, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15025828			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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