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Accident Summary Nr: 161578.015 - Employee is killed when caught between line shaft and its su

Accident Summary Nr: 161578.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 11/11/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1709918.015	11/11/2023		331511	American Cast Iron Pipe Company

Abstract: At 9:05 a.m. on November 11, 2023, an employee was in the process of lubricating a rotary line shaft for a 1,300-ton mixer. Shortly after the employee applied the lubricating nozzle to the grease nipple on the line shaft, the machine was turned on (energized), pulling him in between the shaft and the shaft support of the 1,300-ton mixer. The employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Energized, Mixer, Pinned, Pulling, Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1709918.015	52	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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