Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14568190 - STRUCK IN HEAD BY GREASE GUN LID

Accident Summary Nr: 14568190 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/07/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105426951	10/21/1986	2221	0	J. P. Stevens & Co. Inc. - Dunean Plant

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING A PORTABLE GREASE GUN FOR USE. THE LID WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED. THE LID CAME LOOSE EXPLOSIVELY AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE FOREHEAD. THE GREASE GUN WAS MADE BY THE BROWN COMPANY, SERIAL NUMBER 76-11-83. THE LID WAS 13 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 1/4 INCH THICK. THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OF THE GREASE GUN RANGED FROM 1,000 TO 8,000 PSI. THE GREASE GUN HELD 35 POUNDS OF GREASE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CRUSHING INJURY TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND WAS KILLED.

Keywords: HEAD, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105426951			Fatality	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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