OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14292312

CHAIN,WORK RULES,CLEANING,SLIP,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,FALL,NIP POINT,HOUSEKEEPING,LEG

1988-01-21T00:00:00

Event: CHAIN,WORK RULES,CLEANING,SLIP,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,FALL,NIP POINT,HOUSEKEEPING,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14292312
Report ID: 355110

Event description

Employee's leg caught in nip point of conveyor

Investigation abstract

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on January 21, 1988, Employee #1 was cleaning wood f ilings and sawdust from a motor-driven drag chain conveyor. He slipped on the ba rk waste and fell into the conveyor, resulting in his leg being pulled into the area between the chain and sprocket type pulley. Employee #1 was hospitalized. T he conveyor had not been locked- or tagged-out.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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