Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462289 - Employee's Arm Is Injured in Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 202462289 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300830932	08/17/2005	1389	237120	Robert Heely Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 21, 2005, Employee #1, with Robert Heely Construction (an oil field construction and maintenance company), was making cement in a batch plant. After noticing dirt between a drum and a conveyor belt, he reached near the conveyor bar. When his hand slipped, it became caught in the conveyor belt. Employee #1 was able to remove his hand from the conveyor belt and call his supervisor for help. Employee #1 was then airlifted to Kern Medical Center for treatment of a fractured right arm, crushed fingers, artery damage, lacerations, and avulsions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, CONVEYOR, ARM, ARTERY, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300830932			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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