Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14316731 - Employee killed when crushed between hinges of scrap box

Accident Summary Nr: 14316731 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 01/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17708926	01/17/1995	5093	0	Wasington Compressed Steel Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 12, 1995, Employee #1 was attempting to examine an hydraulic cylinder on a metal shear scrap box. Employee #1 had requested that another employee actuate the shear from the control tower so that he could examine the movement of the hydraulic cylinder and try to determine why the right closure on the scrap box was drifting. Employee #1, who could not be seen by the other employee, left the safe ground platform area and walked into the pit area underneath the scrap box, where he was caught between the hinges of the scrap box and crushed to death.

Keywords: REPAIR, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17708926			Fatality	Other	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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