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Accident Summary Nr: 14332142 - CRUSHED BETWEEN MANLIFT PLATFORM AND FLOOR LANDING

Accident Summary Nr: 14332142 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/01/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2166882	04/02/1985	3351	0	Southwire Company. Copper Rod Mill

Abstract: ON APRIL 1, 1985, AT ABOUT 4:15 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO CARRY AN EMPTY FIBER DRUM UP A MANLIFT. HE EITHER TRIED TO BALANCE IT ON HIS HEAD OR SHOULDER. HE INTENDED TO CARRY IT UP THE THE SECOND (FURNACE CHARGING) LEVEL TO USE AS A CONTAINER FOR BROKEN REFRACTORY MATERIAL FROM THE FURNACE. AS HE NEARED THE SECOND LEVEL, THE DRUM BECAME JAMMED BETWEEN EMPLOYEE #1, THE PROTECTIVE CONE AND THE FLOOR OPENING. THE JAMMED DRUM CAUSED EMPLOYEE #1 TO BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MANLIFT PLATFORM AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SECOND STORY FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES AND DIED OF ASPHYXIA.

Keywords: PLATFORM, ASPHYXIATED, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2166882			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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