Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170336135 - Employee killed when head crushed in stacker machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170336135 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 11/17/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113886048	11/21/1994	2448	0	Perry Crating

Abstract: Employee #1 was under the 5 ft high bed of a Moore Dry Kiln Co. mini-board stacker, serial #537, lubricating the conveyor and drive chain. The stacker was running and Employee #1 stood up just as the machine cycled. The carrier beam, moving at approximately 2.5 ft per second, crushed his head against a stationary beam that was part of the machine's frame. Employee #1 was killed. He had not locked out the stacker before climbing underneath to service it. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 had been in his current position for approximately 13 months.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, LUBRICATING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113886048			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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