OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #709683
FRACTURE,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,ARM
Event description
Employee injured when caught in conveyor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning an endless conveyor system in the evisc eratory department. Employee #1 was cleaning a turnstile and the coworker was cl eaning the conveyor near the activating station. The coworker had cleaned a sect ion of conveyor within his reach. He then activated the conveyor to move an uncl eaned section. Employee #1 had his arms extended into the turnstile and was caug ht as the turnstile rotated. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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