OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #827089
GLOVE,CAUGHT BY,EMERGENCY STOP,SHAFT,CONVEYOR BELT,HAND
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED CLEANING MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cleaning conveyor belts and machinery when he was told to pick o ut meat and fat scraps caught in holes in a rigid conveyor belt. While doing thi s, Employee #1's right glove was caught between the conveyor belt and shaft when his glove wrapped around the shaft. It was several minutes before anyone realiz ed he was in trouble due to the high level of ambient noise. None of the other e mployees knew where to shut of this belt. One employee tried one electrical pane l but this was not the night one, even though it was closest to accident site. E mployee #1 was hospitalized with fractured fingers.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 453
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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