Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14393078 - STRUCK BY FLYING TEST CLAMP

Accident Summary Nr: 14393078 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 04/08/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1922749	04/10/1985	3533	0	Cameron Iron Works Inc

Abstract: ON APRIL 8, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:40 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DOING SOME HYDROSTACTIC TESTING OF AN ADAPTER SPOOL IN A ENCLOSED TEST AREA. EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE ENCLOSED TEST AREA WHILE THE TEST WAS UNDERWAY (UNDER PRESSURE). THERE WAS A FAILURE OF ONE OF THE TEST CLAMPS, WHICH WAS UNDER ABOUT 200 POUNDS OF PRESSURE. THE CLAMP FLEW OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE RIGHT CHEST AND HEAD.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1922749			Fatality	Concussion	Production testers

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