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

Accident Summary Nr: 14379739 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 12/05/1996
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
10327478312/05/199617210E. 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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