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Accident Summary Nr: 14516058 - BUCKETWHEEL UNDER ASSEMBLY FELL APART; EMPLOYEES STRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14516058 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/03/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17445255	03/06/1985	3441	0	Florida Machine & Welding Incorporated

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE INSERTING ROLLER BEARINGS DURING THE FINAL ASSEMBLY OF A BUCKETWHEEL. ONE ROLLER BEARING WAS EVIDENTLY CANTED AND BECAME STUCK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIGHTLY TAPPED THE BEARING TO FREE IT. WHEN IT WOULD NOT FREE, EMPLOYEE #1 MOVED CLOSER TO GET A BETTER HOLD. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ASSEMBLY FELL APART. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR, LANDING PARTIALLY UNDER THE BUCKETWHEEL ASSEMBLY. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY PART OF THE BUCKETWHEEL AND KILLED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS STRUCK ON THE SHOULDER, BACK, RIBS, AND FOOT. HE SUFFERED CUTS, CONTUSIONS, AND 2 BROKEN RIBS.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, SHOULDER, BACK, LACERATION, RIB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17445255			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	17445255			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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