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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739011

BELT,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,NIP POINT,PULLEY,LEG

Event
BELT,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,NIP POINT,PULLEY,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
739011
Report ID
452110

Event description

EMPLOYEES CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLEY; LEGS INJURED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE USING THEIR LEGS AND FEET TO PUSH AND FREE-UP THE TAIL PULLEY OF A ROCK CONVEYOR BELT. THEY DID NOT LOCK OUT POWER TO THE CONVEYOR. IT STARTED UP SUDDENLY AND PULLED THEM INTO THE NIP POINTS FORMED BY THE BELT AND P ULLEY. THEY WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    863
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    863
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    2

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