Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14212203 - EMPLOYEE'S HEAD CRUSHED BETWEEN OVEN DOOR AND FRAME

Accident Summary Nr: 14212203 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 11/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101025088	11/14/1985	8062	0	Rush Pres St Luke'S Medical Center

Abstract: ON NOVEMBER 9, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A REVOLVING SHELF GAS-FIRED BAKING OVEN (MIDDLEBY MARSHALL, MODEL K). THE GAS WAS TURNED OFF, BUT THE ELECTRIC POWER WAS STILL ON. THIS WAS COMMON PRACTICE BECAUSE THE SHELVES HAD TO BE ROTATED TO BE CLEANED. THE 3 POSITION CONTROL FOR THE SHELVES RAN ALONG THE FRONT OF THE OVEN ON A ROD. THE POSITIONS WERE: FORWARD, REVERSE, AND OFF. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LEANING INTO THE OVEN WHEN THE CONTROL WAS APPARENTLY ACTIVATED, CAUSING THE SHELF TO ROTATE. EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE SHELF AND THE OVEN DOOR FRAME. THE EMPLOYER HAD NOT ADEQUATELY INSTRUCTED HIS EMPLOYEES IN THE PROPER CLEANING PROCEDURES; NOR WAS AN ADEQUATE LOCKOUT PROCEDURE ESTABLISHED.

Keywords: HEAD, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, UNTRAINED, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101025088			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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