Employee Killed After Becoming Trapped in Energized Conveyor Belt

At 9:40 p.m. on August 13, 2024, an employee was fatally injured while clearing debris from an elevated conveyor belt system. The worker had stepped onto the conveyor to verify that the obstruction had been removed when the machine unexpectedly energized. The sudden start-up caused the employee to lose balance and fall into a pinch point. He became trapped between a fixed metal support bar and the moving conveyor belt, suffering fatal chest-compression injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. OSHA’s investigation found that the conveyor’s energy sources had not been isolated […]