Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14465991 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN ELEVATOR AND FRAME

Accident Summary Nr: 14465991 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 11/10/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101013654	11/13/1986	2033	0	Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A PALLETIZER OPERATOR, WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A JAMMED PALLET AT THE FEED LOCATION. SHE REACHED OVER THE ELEVATOR AND TRIGGERED THE LIGHT BEAM WHICH SIGNALS THE ELEVATOR TO RISE. THE RISING ELEVATOR CAUGHT AND CRUSHED HER TO DEATH BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR AND FRAME.

Keywords: WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101013654			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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