OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221373582
RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION
CREST HILL, IL·
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed in conveyor
Investigation abstract
At 10:40 p.m. on July 20, 2021, an employee was hand cleaning a proofer infeed belt when a coworker started the machine. The employee's right arm was pulled into the machine rollers and he was crushed. Emergency services were notified and the local fire department arrived and cut the conveyor belt to free the employee. Paramedics transported the employee to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 453
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