Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14429526 - Employee killed when crushed in conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 14429526 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101223873	08/25/1988	3089	0	American Western Mfg.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an electric hand-held drill with a wire brush attachment to clean a pour table that was next to an insulation laminating machine. When the brush attachment became caught in the in-feed conveyors of the laminating machine, Employee #1 was pulled, head first, into the machine. He was crushed into the 2 in. space between the rollers from his head to his knees before the conveyor could be shut off. Employee #1 died instantly. He was working alone at the time of the accident.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101223873			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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