OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195358
FRACTURE,WORK RULES,SLIP,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CONVEYOR,ANKLE,FOOT
Event description
CAUGHT FOOT IN CONVEYOR ROLLERS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP MOVE A LOAD OF PRINTED CARDBOARD BOXES. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE MOVING CONVEYOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TH E CONVEYOR ROLLERS. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT. THE MACHI NE WAS A ROACH CONVEYOR. MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A WRITTEN POLICY WAS IN EFFECT PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIONS. SAFETY TRAINING WAS COND UCTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING IN THIS POSITION FOR APP ROXIMATELY A YEAR. WITNESSES STATED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TIRED FROM WORKING OVER TIME. HIS ACTIONS REPRESENTED A SHORT CUT AND WERE NOT COMMON PRACTICE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 737
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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