OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14255459

MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER CONVEYOR,ARM,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED

1987-02-27T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER CONVEYOR,ARM,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14255459
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee's arm amputated when caught in snow truck roller

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to remove ice and snow from the rotating drive roller of a conveyor on a snow truck. His glove became caught in the squeeze point and his right arm was pulled into the nip point and squeezed between the web-rubber belt and the drive roller. Employee #1's arm was amputated at the shoulder and he was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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