Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14559694 - Employee killed by collapsing pulling chain

Accident Summary Nr: 14559694 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 12/29/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107868465	01/02/1990	2911	0	Amoco Oil Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 signaled a crane operator to apply tension to a cable (extracting heat exchanger bundle). He then signaled to relieve tension, then signaled again to add strain to the cable. Employee #1 then walked to the cable, grabbed it and shook it. He stepped backward and signaled with his left arm above his head. At that time, the eye bolt broke, causing the bundle pulling chain to hit Employee #1 on the left side of his chest. He died.

Keywords: CHAIN, CHEST, HOISTING MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107868465			Fatality	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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