Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14570261 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED IN RETRIEVAL SYSTEM MACHINE; NOT LOCKED OUT

Accident Summary Nr: 14570261 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 12/01/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101124816	12/02/1986	1796	0	White Machine Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A PART TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE WHITE MACHINE COMPANY, WAS ADJUSTING THE LOWER TRACK OF THE "S" UNIT OF A COMPUTERIZED VERTICAL RETRIEVAL SYSTEM. HE CRAWLED INTO THE MACHINE WITHOUT LOCKING OUT THE POWER. A WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE ACTIVATED THE MACHINE, NOT KNOWING EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101124816			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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