Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14558191 - Employee killed by improperly blocked hydraulic lift

Accident Summary Nr: 14558191 -- Report ID: 0418500 -- Event Date: 10/27/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18112268	10/28/1992	8062	0	U.S. Dept Of Veterans Affairs

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker extended a hydraulic lift to its upmost position, then improperly blocked it. Employee #1 then used a hammer to unpin one of the hydraulic cylinders. The vibrations of the hammering knocked the jerry-rigged supports loose. The lift fell and amputated the top part of Employee #1's head. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, HYDRAULIC LIFT, AMPUTATED, DISMANTLING, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, VIBRATIONS, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18112268			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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