OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970350

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,SLIP,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,FALL,FOOT,LEG

1988-06-28T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,SLIP,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,FALL,FOOT,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 970350
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee injured in fall into conveyor

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, while riding a chain conveyor with both feet, slipped off the chain and fell within the conveyor. Both legs became entrapped. His left leg sustaine d a compound fracture and the right foot was crushed.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
889

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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