OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379929
WEIDLE SAND & GRAVEL, INC.
GERMANTOWN, OH·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT NIP POINT
Investigation abstract
ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT ASSIGNED THIS DUTY, EMPLOYEE #1, FOR SOME REASON, DECIDED TO APPLY DRESSING TO A CONVEYOR BELT. TO DO THIS, HE HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE GUARDRA IL AND ONTO THE CONVEYOR SUPPORT STRUCTURES. HE TOLD THE OPERATOR TO SHUT OFF TH E POWER, THEN APPLIED THE BELT DRESSING. HE THEN TOLD THE OPERATOR TO START THE BELT, BUT DECIDED TO APPLY SOME MORE DRESSING WITH THE BELT RUNNING. HE BECAME C AUGHT IN THE INRUNNING NIP POINT AS THE BELT TRAVELLED OVER A ROLLER. HE WAS HOS PITALIZED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 2
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