Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170237705 - Employee struck and killed by grease under pressure

Accident Summary Nr: 170237705 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 07/16/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115542938	07/16/1992	1521	0	Schell Construction Co
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115542946	07/16/1992	3316	0	Salmon Bay Steel
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111333019	08/06/1992	1711	0	Delta Plumbing & Heating Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 16, 1992, Employee #1 was bleeding air from a piped pressurized grease system. He was loosening and retightening compression fittings one at a time. When a compression fitting was loosened, grease under pressure struck Employee #1 in the chest, causing internal injuries. He died.

Keywords: CHEST, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115542938	Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
2	115542946			Occupation Not Listed
3	111333019			Occupation Not Listed

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