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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690693

CAUGHT BY,SCRAP YARD,JAMMED,CONVEYOR,PULLEY,CONVEYOR BELT,LEG

Event
CAUGHT BY,SCRAP YARD,JAMMED,CONVEYOR,PULLEY,CONVEYOR BELT,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
690693
Report ID
854910

Event description

FOOT CAUGHT IN THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVEYOR BELT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING THE SHAKER TABLE AND THE FEED BELT FOR A SHEARING MACH INE IN A SCRAP YARD. THE METAL IS FED INTO THE SHEAR BY A CRANE. WHEN THE METAL EMERGES, IT FALLS ONTO A SHAKER TABLE. ANY OVERLY LARGE PIECES OF METAL ARE TAKE N OFF THE SHAKER TABLE AND ARE RUN BACK THROUGH THE SHEAR. THE SHAKER TABLE CONN ECTS TO ANOTHER CONVEYOR WHICH TAKES THE METAL TO THE SORTING BELT. DURING THE O PERATION, THE SHAKER TABLE BECAME JAMMED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLE M, EMPLOYEE #1'S FOOT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR BELT.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    11
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    779
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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