Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14470074 - STRUCK IN HEAD BY FLYING OBJECT

Accident Summary Nr: 14470074 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 10/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17700808	10/27/1986	1731	0	Willow Products Co., Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING 165, #14 CONDUCTORS THROUGH A 5-INCH-DIAMETER CONDUIT. THE CONDUCTORS WERE BEING PULLED THROUGH A RUN OF 850 FEET OF CONDUIT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE PULLING END OF THE RUN WAITING FOR THE CONDUCTORS TO EMERGE. THE CONDUCTORS WERE FASTENED TO A 0.5-INCH-DIAMETER NYLON ROPE. THE ROPE HAD BEEN PULLED THROUGH BY A LEAD STRING AND THEN RUN THROUGH A PULLEY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM TO AN ELECTRIC MOTOR-OPERATED PULLER. THE PULLEY WAS ATTACHED TO A 2-INCH-DIAMETER CONDUIT FOR SUPPORT. DURING THE PULLING OPERATION, THIS CONDUIT COLLAPSED. THE TENSION ON THE ROPE THREW THE PULLEY ACROSS THE ROOM. THE PULLEY GLANCED OFF THE 5-INCH-DIAMETER CONDUIT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: HEAD, ELECTRICAL WORK, FLYING OBJECT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17700808			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.