OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14349393

COMET DELTA INC

GREENVILLE, MS— 1984-09-29T10:30:00

Event: HEAD, GUARD, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HEADHOUSE, GRAIN ELEVATOR, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1682855
Employer profile: COMET DELTA INC
Summary number: 14349393
Report ID: 419400

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY GUARD

Investigation abstract

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MEASURING RICE BINS ON THE GALLERY FLOOR OF HEADHOUSE #5. HE WAS WORKING BETWEEN THE HEAD PULLE Y AND THE TRIPPER, WHICH ARE ABOUT 115 FEET APART. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL ONTO THE NOR TH TRIPPER BELT (CONVEYOR BELT), POSSIBLY WHILE TRYING TO STEP ACROSS IT. HIS HE AD LANDED FACING THE HEAD PULLEY. THE CONVEYOR BELT CARRIED EMPLOYEE #1 UNDERNEA TH THE GUARD FOR THE HEAD PULLEY. HE RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND WA S PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
3

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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