OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #969972
FRACTURE,CLEANING,CONVEYOR,LOST BALANCE,HIP,LEG,UNSTABLE POSITION
Event description
Employee's leg fractured in fall into conveyor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cleaning clay residue from the north bay of the reclaimer area. The warning buzzer sounded on the reclaimer conveyor machine and he stepped on t he boom at the head pulley to step across to the north side of the boom. But the conveyor lurched when it started, causing the employee to lose his balance. His right leg went down into the machine, causing multiple breaks and hip injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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