Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181606 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN PLATFORM COLLAPSED ONTO HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 170181606 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112024955	02/24/1992	3721	0	Rockwell - North American

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, AN EXPERIENCED MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE, HAD BEEN SENT TO THE SALVAGE AREA TO REMOVE A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FROM A SCISSOR-LIFT WORK PLATFORM. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 FAILED TO RETURN AT LUNCH TIME ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT TO FIND HIM AND FOUND HIM PINNED BETWEEN THE SCISSORS AND THE BASE OF THE LIFT. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY ELEVATED THE WORK PLATFORM AND HAD NOT INSTALLED THE LOCKING DEVICE PRIOR TO REMOVING THE BOLT BETWEEN THE ACTUATING CYLINDER AND THE PLATFORM. UPON DISCONNECTING THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, THE PLATFORM COLLAPSED ON EMPLOYEE #1, CAUSING HIS DEATH. THE ACCIDENT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF AN INDEPENDENT ACT; NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.

Keywords: SAFETY LATCH, COLLAPSE, PINNED, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112024955			Fatality	Other	Machinery maintenance occupations

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