Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 103711.015 - Two employees are injured when caught in conveyor rollers
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1300426.015 | 03/08/2018 | 115111 | Tillman Producers Coop |
Abstract: At 1:20 p.m. on March 6, 2018, two employees were working at a cotton gin. Employee #1 was operating a press machine. Employee #2 was operating a forklift in the vicinity of the press. Employee #1 jumped onto an operating conveyor to push a stuck bale of cotton. His right leg slid between some rollers on the conveyor. Employee #2 saw employee #1 stuck in the conveyor and attempted to pull him out. Employee #2's loose jacket became caught in the rollers. His right arm was pulled into the rollers. The upper arm muscle in his right arm was severely injured. Employee #2 required surgery, and he was hospitalized. Employee #1 sustained bruises and contusions to his leg. They were severe enough that he was prescribed medications. He was not hospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1300426.015 | 58 | M | Hospitalized injury | |
2 | 1300426.015 | 30 | M | Non Hospitalized injury |