Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170570501 - Employee killed when caught in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 170570501 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 09/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126474881	09/08/1995	1541	0	J B Construction Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was welding a chute on a bark load-out tower, moving from one side of the hopper to the other side. He bent down and somehow got caught in the shaft of the 36 ft long auger, which rotates at about 45 rpm. Employee #1 struck his head against the steel beams on each side of the shaft and was killed. The machine should have been locked out or equipped with safety guards around the auger shaft.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, LOCKOUT, SHAFT, AUGER, UNGUARDED, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126474881			Fatality	Other	Boilermakers

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