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Accident Summary Nr: 201113958 - Employee fractures foot when caught between roller and chain

Accident Summary Nr: 201113958 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300825296	04/24/2002	2631	0	Marfred Industries

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m., on February 4, 2002, Employee #1, a temporary employee from Marfred Industries was assisting the strapping operator by applying dunnage to pallets of cardboard containers in the Strapping Area. In order to cross over the live roller conveyor, Employee #1 stepped with his left foot on the metal guard protecting the chain driven to the pallet-centering device. His left foot was trapped between the roller and the chain when the device automatically activated. His foot was crushed between the ram, the chain, and the roller. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, PALLETIZED CARGO, GUARD, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PALLET, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, DUNNAGE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300825296			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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