Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170082028 - Employee crushed to death between tank and compressor

Accident Summary Nr: 170082028 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107636417	10/25/1993	1799	0	United Coatings, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, the only employee at the site, was receiving a large air compressor from a rental service company. The driver of the rental service truck was having a difficult time of orienting the compressor the way Employee #1 desired. The compressor was disconnected from the truck. For some reason, the compressor, which weighs approximately 5 tons, started rolling toward a tank filled with #6 fuel oil. Employee #1 jumped in front of the compressor as if to stop it from hitting the tank. His upper right chest area was struck by the rear corner of the compressor and he was fatally crushed between the tank and compressor.

Keywords: CHEST, COMPRESSOR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107636417			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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