Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170197321 - Mechanic's leg fractured when struck by heat exchanger

Accident Summary Nr: 170197321 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/11/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111894275	07/18/1991	3599	0	Benicia Fabrication & Machine Inc.

Abstract: At around 4:00 p.m. on July 11, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker, both mechanics, were working on a small heat exchanger at a bundle shop. The heat exchanger was set on a work table about 3 feet high. As Employee #1 was tightening a valve on the heat exchanger, the 13 foot long by 8 inch diameter heat exchanger rolled toward him and struck him above his left knee, causing the fracture of the lower leg bones. Employee #1 was taken to Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo, CA.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, MECHANIC, HEAT EXCHANGER, STRUCK BY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111894275			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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