OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211155

OWINGS CORNING FIBERGLAS

JESSUP, MD— 1984-09-19T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #14852859
Employer profile: OWINGS CORNING FIBERGLAS
Summary number: 14211155
Report ID: 352440

Event description

ARM CAUGHT AND BROKEN BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND ROLLER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE CLEANING ROLLER BENEATH CONVEYOR BELT WITHOUT FIRST LOCKING OUT EQUIPME NT. HAD HIS ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BELT. EMPLOYEES ARM WAS BROKEN . EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINED TO LOCK OUT ALL MACHINERY BEFORE WORKING ON SAME.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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