Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170041875 - Employee dies when hit by gear box

Accident Summary Nr: 170041875 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 09/20/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111263380	09/21/1992	2047	0	Northwest Pet Products Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on September 20, 1992, Employee #1 and his supervisor were attempting to remove a gear box that weighed approximately 70 pounds. A block was attached to a square metal tube which rested on but was not secured to two steel support beams. Employee #1 was standing on the bucket elevator attempting to free the stuck gear box. The gear box came loose. Employee #1 fell to the floor and landed on his feet, and the gear box block and square tube fell, striking Employee #1 in the back of the skull and severing the brain from its stem. Employee #1 died instantly and was pronounced dead at the scene. No other employees were injured in this incident.

Keywords: SEVERED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SKULL, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BRAIN, GEAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111263380			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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