OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417009

GARROTT BROS. CONTINUOUS MIX, INC

GALLATIN, TN· 2021-11-18T00:00:00

Event: Abrasive Burn, Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught By, Clothing, Conveyor, Fingertip, Maintenance, Pulled In, Pulley, Running, Thumb
NAICS: 327320
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345671606
Employer profile: GARROTT BROS. CONTINUOUS MIX, INC
Summary number: 221417009
Report ID: 0454712

Event description

Employee injures arm and hand while applying pine tar to pul

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on November 18, 2021, an employee was placing pine tar on a head pulley of a conveyor to prevent it from slipping. The employee was using a stick to cover the head pulley with pine tar while the conveyor was running when the pulley grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into it. The employee was hospitalized to treat friction burns on his right arm from his elbow down to the tip of the fingers. The employee also treated for an amputation of the tips of his right thumb and index fingers.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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