HOBBY LOBBY DISTRIBUTION II

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HOBBY LOBBY DISTRIBUTION II in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Employer HOBBY LOBBY DISTRIBUTION II Report ID 2016021244
Address 3700 S. Council Rd., Bldg. 2 City, State ZIP OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73179
Event Date February 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 451120 Inspection # 1126293
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -97.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance work on a conveyor, checking to see if material or debris had fallen down under the conveyor. The conveyor was stopped and the employee went to grab something he saw underneath it. When the person who controlled the movement of the conveyor saw the employee reach under the conveyor, he put the handheld control down to walk towards the employee. When he went to place it down, he accidentally dropped the control and it energized the conveyor. The employee was caught between the conveyor and a cross bar under the conveyor, crushing his abdomen. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2016, a worker at HOBBY LOBBY DISTRIBUTION II in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA suffered crushing injuries to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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