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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327852

MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ARM,DROWN,NIP POINT,CONVEYOR BELT,UNGUARDED

Event
MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ARM,DROWN,NIP POINT,CONVEYOR BELT,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14327852
Report ID
316100

Event description

Employee killed when caught in conveyor nip point

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, an asphalt plant operator, was removing sand that had accumulated a t an unguarded nip point between a conveyor drum and belt while the conveyor bel t was in operation. His arm became caught between the drum and belt. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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