Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305129645 - H4 Farms Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 305129645

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 07/29/2002

Site Address:
H4 Farms Inc
Clusters Field 4 Miles East Of
Boardman, OR 97818

Mailing Address:
Po Box 110, Hermiston, OR 97838

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/2002

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201701364

Event: 07/26/2002

Employee's Arm Is Injured by Conveyor Belts

At approximately 5:45 a.m. on July 26, 2002, Employee #1 was adjusting a pipe that was accessible through an approximately 0.5-in.-wide space between two conveyor belts that were used to transfer potatoes from field trucks to evenflow machinery. Employee #1's hand became caught and his arm was rolled into the narrow space between the conveyors up to his elbow. The conveyor was shut down immediately and his arm was extracted. Employee #1 was driven in a pick-up truck to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, OR. He was later transported to Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland, where he underwent surgery to graft skin and repair nerve damage.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, SKIN, ARM, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305129645			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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