Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14348072 - One employee killed, one injured by projectile bearing

Accident Summary Nr: 14348072 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/16/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105987028	09/16/1988	3599	0	Air Dro

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 a.m. on September 16, 1988, Employee #1 was testing a hydraulic cylinder in a test stand. When he inadvertently turned on an air control switch at the operator's control panel, air was introduced into the rod end of the cylinder. The intensified pressure built up until the rod-bearing retainer bolts sheared, causing the bearing and bearing retainer to become a projectile that struck Employee #1 on the left arm, breaking it above the wrist. The bearing and bearing retainer traveled another 25 feet and struck Employee #2, a bystander, on his chest, killing him instantly.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, SHEAR, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, BEARING, BOLT, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105987028			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	105987028			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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