OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221538473

ATLANTIC SOLUTIONS GROUP INC.

LATHROP, CA· 2021-09-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Chain, Changing, Conveyor, Engineering Controls, Face, Fracture, Head, Jaw, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Nerve damage, Pinned, Pressure, Staffing Agency, Struck By, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker
NAICS: 561320
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345542823
Employer profile: ATLANTIC SOLUTIONS GROUP INC.
Summary number: 221538473
Report ID: 0950624

Event description

Employee sustains multiple injuries while changing conveyor

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance teeth. technician for a staffing service was changing a conveyor chain at a client work site. The machine was off since it was out of service, but the chain was still under pressure. The employee was working under the chains when gravity pulled the chains and the bars connected to the chains down. The chain struck the employee and pinned his head and neck against the machine. This resulted in the chains swinging and the bars connected to the chains striking the employee in the face, head, and neck. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted to treat a fractured jaw, neck injury, nerve damage, and loose

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
519

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