Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170157598 - Employee dies after struck by stainless steel tub

Accident Summary Nr: 170157598 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120076435	12/15/1994	2038	0	Chef America

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on December 13, 1994, Employee #1 was working at sandwich production line #3 at the Chef America Company. He was struck in the head by a falling stainless steel tub when it slipped off the hoisting brackets on a newly installed electric dumper/loader used to lift and dump sandwich filler into a process hopper. Employee #1 was transported by fire department paramedics to West Valley Hospital, where he was admitted with severe head injuries. He died on December 17, 1994.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, DUMPER, LOADER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120076435			Fatality	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators

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