OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14514004
MAINTENANCE,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,SHIP,NIP POINT,CONVEYOR BELT,LEG
Event description
LEG CRUSHED BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND ROLLER
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CARRYING A FABRICATED BELT SCRAPER ACROSS A HE BELT MOVED BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION AFTER A FEW MINUTES, FREEING EMPLOYEE #1. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A SURGICAL AMPUTATION OF THE LEG AT THE HIP. THE BELT HA D NEVER MOVED IN THE DIRECTION IT DID WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INJURED, ACCORDING TO THE WORKER'S STATEMENTS. 10 FOOT WIDE RETURN SECTION OF A MAIN DISCHARGE CARGO BELT. THE CARGO BELT WAS LOCATED IN THE CONVEYOR TUNNEL OF A LARGE SELF-UNLOADING ORE SHIP, THE M/V COLUM BIA STAR. THE VESSEL WAS IN LAY-UP STATUS. THE BELT HAD BEEN TIGHTENED BY HYDRAU LICLY POWERED ROLLERS ABOUT TEN OR FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLIER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CARR YING ONE END OF THE ANGLE IRON SCRAPER ACROSS THE BELT (WALKING ON THE BELT). WH EN HE WAS ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS, THE BELT MOVED SUDDENLY IN THE DIRECTION OF A N EARBY ROLLER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND PULLED INTO THE BITE OF THE BELT AND ROLLER. ONE LEG WAS CRUSHED UP TO THE HIP BEFORE THE BELT STOPPED MOVING. T
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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