OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379861
HEWITT SOAP CO
DAYTON, OH·
Event description
Employee injured when arm caught in screw conveyor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a machine operator, was cleaning soap residue from a screw conveyor housing. The auger activated and squeezed his arm between the auger and its hou sing. Employee #1 suffered injuries that required hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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