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Accident Summary Nr: 14454318 - EMPLOYEE'S HEAD CRUSHED IN WELDING JIG/POSITIONER

Accident Summary Nr: 14454318 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/11/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2663730	09/11/1985	3523	0	Vermeer Manufacturing Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPED TO BOLT A LARGE TREE SPADE FRAME INTO THE WELDING JIG/POSITIONER. BECAUSE OF IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE HOISTS SUSPENDING THE FRAME, THE FRAME COULDN'T BE BOLTED TO THE POSITONER BY HAND. THE EMPLOYEE USED AN AIR WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. THE EXCESSIVE FORCE USED STRAINED THE POSITIONER, BREAKING THE GEAR DRIVE THAT INDEXES THE FRAME AROUND FOR WELDING. THE EMPLOYEE THEN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE FRAME FROM THE POSITIONER WITH THE GEAR CASE BROKEN. THE POSITIONER WAS NO LONGER HELD IN A VERTICAL POSITION BY ITSELF, BUT BY THE HOIST SUPSENDED FRAME. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT HOLDING THE FRAME IN, THE INDEXING ARM OF THE POSITIONER FELL, CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD BETWEEN THE ARM AND THE POSITIONER TAILSTOCK.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2663730			Fatality	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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