Winter Sports Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Fractures - WHITEFISH, Montana

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Winter Sports Inc in WHITEFISH, Montana
Employer Winter Sports Inc
Address 3794 Big Mountain Road
City, State ZIP WHITEFISH, Montana 59937
Report ID 2016021586
Event Date February 20, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 721110
Inspection # 1129920
GPS Coordinates 48.48010, -114.35933

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to remove snow that was blocking the magic carpet conveyor belt machine. As soon as the snow was released, the conveyor started going again and grabbed the wrench. When the employee tried to grab the tool, she was trapped under the conveyor belt bar, breaking her right humerus.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2016, a worker at Winter Sports Inc in WHITEFISH, Montana suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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