A worker was standing on a catwalk, using a vacuum with a long nozzle to clean a fast-moving conveyor belt. It appears the nozzle became caught between two large rollers and pulled the worker into the machinery.

A co-worker radioed to have the machinery shut down and to call for help. The victim was found with his left hand and arm pulled into a pinchpoint formed by a roller and the return side of the belt. His arm had been pulled over the roller, jamming his head against the belt and roller. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he […]