A worker climbed onto an I-beam to clean muck off the tail pulley of a conveyor belt attached to a separator. While the conveyor system was energized and in operation, the employee reached between the feed and return of the belt in front of the tail pulley with his hand to brush the muck off the belt. He was caught by the moving belt and his hand and arm were pulled into a pinch point in the tail pulley causing a fracture his arm. What type of event is this?

Question

A worker climbed onto an I-beam to clean muck off the tail pulley of a conveyor belt attached to a separator. While the conveyor system was energized and in operation, the employee reached between the feed and return of the belt in front of the tail pulley with his hand to brush the muck off the belt. He was caught by the moving belt and his hand and arm were pulled into a pinch point in the tail pulley causing a fracture his arm. What type of event is this?
Select the best option.

Caught-in or Caught-between

Struck-by

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The best option for this type of event is **Caught-in or Caught-between**. The worker was caught between the moving conveyor belt and the tail pulley, leading to the injury.