Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14394514 - Employee crushed and killed by falling stator

Accident Summary Nr: 14394514 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/12/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101469872	05/16/1989	7694	0	Industrial Electric Motor Service, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were disassembling a General Electric vertical motor, model 5K633744, to begin rebuilding/repairing it. Employee #1 used a 20 ton overhead crane to suspend the motor approximately 5 ft 9 in. above the floor. He suspended the motor improperly by attaching a clamp to the rotor instead of to the stator. When Employee #1 removed the four bolts that held the unit together, the stator fell against his hips, knocking him to the ground. Employee #1 was pinned beneath the stator, which weighed approximately one ton. He died as a result of his injuries one day after the accident. Employee #1 was experienced in disassembling vertical motors. No causal factors were evident.

Keywords: ELECTRIC MOTOR, REPAIR, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HIP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101469872			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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