Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14321087 - Employee killed when vacuum chamber implodes

Accident Summary Nr: 14321087 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 09/11/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
815142	09/12/1986	3769	0	General Electric Company

Abstract: Employee #1 went into a vacuum chamber testing area to look through the porthole opening in a pressurized vacuum chamber and observe the condition of a nose cone that was being tested. The 12 in. diameter glass in the porthole opening imploded, causing Employee #1's head and one arm to be pulled into the vacuum chamber. He died of crushing head injuries and asphyxia.

Keywords: HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, IMPLOSION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, VACUUM VESSEL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	815142			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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