OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456321
NATIONAL ECOLOGY
OGDEN, UT—
Event description
ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT NIP POINT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ADJUSTING THE TAKE UP ON THE CONVEYOR BELT, WHILE IT WAS OPERATI NG, TO SEE IF THE BELT WOULD TRACK STRAIGHT. HE NOTICED SOME DEBRIS BY THE ROLLE R ON THE BOTTOM OR INCOMING BELT PART. HE REACHED IN TO CLEAN IT OFF. HIS HAND G OT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE ROLLER AT THE NIP POINT. HIS ARM WAS PULLED P ART WAY INTO THE NIP POINT. HIS ARM WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES BELOW THE ELBOW. AF TER HE YELLED FOR HELP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAME TO HIS AID AND SHUT THE CONVEYOR OF F.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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