OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14435184

AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRIPPED,ARM,NIP POINT,CONVEYOR BELT,UNGUARDED

1987-10-30T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRIPPED,ARM,NIP POINT,CONVEYOR BELT,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14435184
Report ID: 931500

Event description

Employee's arm amputated when caught in conveyor belt

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was near a materials hopper when he tripped and fell. His hand struc k against the hopper's conveyor belt and became caught in the machine's incoming nip points. Employee #1's arm was pulled off up to nearly his shoulder. The con veyor's belt and roller were unguarded.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
22

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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