OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708768
BELT,WORK RULES,CLEANING,ROLLER--MACH/PART,ARM,NIP POINT
Event description
ARM CAUGHT IN BELT AND ROLLER NIP POINT
Investigation abstract
DIAPER MACHINE U6 WAS SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS OR ADJUSTMENTS. EMPLOYEE #1, AN OPER ATING TECHNICIAN ON MACHINE U6, WAS "KEEPING BUSY" WHILE IT WAS DOWN. SHE WAS US ING A DIAPER TO DUST AND CLEAN AROUND HER WORK AREA. SHE REACHED INTO THE FRAME OF THE PRODUCT CONVEYOR METAL DETECTOR TO DUST OFF A PLATE WHICH COVERED A CONVE YOR BELT. THE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. THE DIAPER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE HER GRIP ON THE DIAPER IN TIME T O PREVENT HER HAND AND ARM FROM BEING PULLED INTO THE NIP POINT FORMED WHERE THE BELT RAN ONTO THE ROLLER.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 F
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 777
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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