Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14379739 - Employee killed when caught in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 14379739 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 12/05/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103274783	12/05/1996	1721	0	E. A. Stevens Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were painting overhead structural steel from 6 ft stepladders that were adjacent to two operating screw conveyors. The screw conveyors had no covers or guarding for the top portion of the rotating augers. Either Employee #1 fell from the ladder or his safety lanyard became entangled in the auger; he was partially pulled into the conveyor and killed.

Keywords: COVER, SCREW CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, AUGER, FALL, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	103274783			Fatality	Asphyxia	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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