Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136081.015 - Employee lacerates hand when pulled into conveyor during cle

Accident Summary Nr: 136081.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 05/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1534755.015	06/04/2021		311352	Wolfgang Operations Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on May 29, 2021, an employee working for a food manufacturer was cleaning production equipment. The employee was using a cloth to clean the conveyor area when a coworker jogged the conveyor. As a result, the employee's right hand was pulled into the roller. The employee was hospitalized to treat a severe laceration to her hand.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor, Energized, Engineering Controls, Food processing, Hand, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Miscommunication, Power Roller, Production Line, Pulled In, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1534755.015	19	F	Hospitalized injury

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