Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14511737 - STRUCK AND FATALLY CUT BY AIR CONDITIONER FAN BLADES

Accident Summary Nr: 14511737 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/10/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103608451	07/15/1986	4311	0	U. S. Postal Service

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A MEMBER OF THE POST OFFICE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, HAD BEEN GIVEN THE JOB OF REPLACING V-BELTS ON A ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONER. HE WAS WORKING ALONE. HE DID NOT LOCK OUT POWER TO THE AIR CONDITIONER. WHEN THE ENERGIZED UNIT SUDDENLY STARTED UP, THE FAN BLADES STRUCK HIM, INFLICTING FATAL CUTS. HE APPARENTLY BLED TO DEATH. HIS BODY WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY AT 11:15 AM. THE EMPLOYEE HAD DONE THIS TYPE OF WORK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN BLADES WERE 45 1/2 INCHES LONG.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FAN BLADE, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103608451			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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