Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124813.015 - Employee experiences breathing issues while installing woode

Accident Summary Nr: 124813.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 02/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469852.015	03/16/2020		423510	Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on February 25, 2020, a maintenance employee was tasked with installing a wooden overspray guard on the back of a cleaning table in an extruder core cleaning room. The employee had moved the table away from the elevated work area using a 2-ton crane and installed the wooden splash guard. The employee then used the crane to move the table back into its original position. Sometime after this event, the employee stated that he was short of breath and was taken to a nearby hospital. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Breathing, Cleaning, Crane, Extrusion, Guard, Installing, Maintenance, Shortness of breath

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1469852.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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