Incident date: 2018-07-07
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was cleaning debris from and around a conveyor with an air hose when his arm was caught in the conveyor's pulley, causing him to be pulled into the running belt. He suffered a broken left clavicle, a broken rib on the left side, and abrasions to the torso. The conveyor's guards were removed at the time of the incident to identify why material was getting stuck in the conveyor.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate