OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #775569
HEAD,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER CONVEYOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,NIP POINT,CONVEYOR BELT,HAND
Event description
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR IS KILLED
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 6, 1989, Employee #1 was cleaning out a c the belt. Employee #1 suffered multiple injuries which included his right forear m and head and was pronounced dead by the medical examiner. onveyors roller by removing the wastepaper that was stuck between the roller and the conveyors belt. The establishment consisted of a wastepaper recycling facil ity which utilizes a shop made conveyor which was equipped with a belt that meas ured 41.5-ft-long by 36-in.-wide by .375-in.-thick. The conveyor is operated at 240 volts and runs about 1750 rpm with a 24:64:1 gear box. The conveyors belt wa s not guarded nor was it equipped with an emergency stop at the operator's stati on. Employee #1's right hand was caught between the 5.5-in. diameter roller and the conveyor belt and was pulled into the pinch point by the rotating action of
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 863
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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