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Accident Summary Nr: 14350532 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN MIXER HE WAS CLEANING WAS ENERGIZED

Accident Summary Nr: 14350532 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 08/22/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1186055	08/28/1984	3271	0	Johnston Concrete Products Co Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A CONCRETE BLOCK MIXING MACHINE FROM THE INSIDE. THE MACHINE WAS A BESSIR 50 CUBIC FOOT MIXER, POWERED BY A 40-HORSEPOWER AC 480-VOLT MOTOR. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE MIXER WITHOUT DE-ENERGIZING IT AND LOCKING OUT THE POWER. WHILE HE WAS INSIDE, A FELLOW WORKER ENERGIZED THE MIXER WITHOUT REALIZING THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE. EMPLOYEE #1'S FATAL INJURIES INCLUDED CUTS TO VARIOUS PARTS OF HIS BODY AND MULTIPLE AMPUTATIONS.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CLEANING, MIXER, CONCRETE MIXER, LOCKOUT, LACERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1186055			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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