OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327852
MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ARM,DROWN,NIP POINT,CONVEYOR BELT,UNGUARDED
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
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#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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