OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #738245

CHAIN,REPAIR,WORK RULES,CONVEYOR,HAND,INATTENTION

1988-03-29T00:00:00

Event: CHAIN,REPAIR,WORK RULES,CONVEYOR,HAND,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 738245
Report ID: 452110

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUGHT IN CHAIN DRIVE CONVEYOR BELT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 CORRECTED A PROBLEM WITH A DRUM COMING DOWN A CHAIN CONVEYOR. WHILE RETURNING TO HIS WORK STATION, EMPLOYEE #1 CAUGHT HIS HANDS IN THE CHAIN DRIVE A S HE DUCKED UNDER THE CONVEYOR TABLE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
12

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
717

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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