Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14350243 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN DESLAGGER DRUM ACTIVATED INADVERTENTLY

Accident Summary Nr: 14350243 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/22/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101880375	05/22/1986	3316	0	O'Neal Steel, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE "DESLAGGER" DRUM WITH HIS UPPER BODY IN ORDER TO REMOVE SOME METAL PARTS WHICH REMAINED AFTER THE DESLAGGING PROCESS. AN APPARENT MALFUNCTION OF THE MACHINE'S ELECTRICAL CONTROLS CAUSED THE DRUM TO ROTATE DOWNWARD AND PIN EMPLOYEE #1'S CHEST BETWEEN THE DRUM OPENING AND THE MACHINE'S OUTER FRAME.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, CLEANING, DRUM, ELECTRONIC CONTROL, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101880375			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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