OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #693051

METAL CASTINGS COMPANY

BRISTOL, VA· 1986-10-08T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE, BELT, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, ARM, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT, UNTRAINED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3349339
Employer profile: METAL CASTINGS COMPANY
Summary number: 693051
Report ID: 355110

Event description

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLEY

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPLYING BELT DRESSING TO A CONVEYOR BELT AT A LOCATION NEAR THE HEAD PULLEY. (HE DID NOT NORMALLY PERFORM THIS TASK.) THE CONVEYOR BELT WAS RUN NING. HE APPARENTLY GOT HIS HAND TOO NEAR THE IN RUNNING NIP POINT WHERE THE BEL T RUNS ONTO THE HEAD PULLEY, BECAUSE HIS RIGHT ARM WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED INTO IT . HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
779

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
2

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