OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14380042
THE QUEEN CITY BARREL CO.
CINCINNATI, OH·
Event description
Employee's foot injured when caught in conveyor nip point
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was clearing jammed barrels on a conveyor while the conveyor drive w as energized. The ON/OFF switch was in the OFF position, but was inadvertently a ctivated, causing the conveyor's chain and sprocket to move. When Employee #1 st arted to run back down the conveyor he struck his head, knocking himself off bal ance and causing his foot to enter the danger zone. Employee #1 sustained injuri es that required hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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