OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221442072
OLDCASTLE APG INC. DBA OLDCASTLE LAWN & GARDEN
SPRINGFIELD, OH·
Event description
Employee fractures ankle and lacerates leg when caught betwe
Investigation abstract
At 11:53 a.m. on January 25, 2022, Employee #1 had been directed to go inside of the Line 2 Nova Hopper to clean mulch off of the inside of the hopper. Employee #1 was climbing down from the feeder, using the metal seams as toe and hand holds, when he slipped and fell into the under the conveyor. Employee #1 was caught between the belt and tail wing pulley of a conveyor. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a fractured left ankle and lacerated left leg.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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