Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170605919 - Employee caught in and crushed by clinker grinder of boiler

Accident Summary Nr: 170605919 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/11/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119960847	09/22/1993	1711	0	Contractors Mechanical Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on September 11, 1993, Employee #1 entered the #26 boiler of the North American Chemical Co. to initiate repair to the ringwall header water wall tube. Employee #1 was to assist in building a wood scaffold for access to the work area. He stepped into the feed chute of the clinker grinder of the boiler, which was operating, and sustained crushing injuries that required hospitalization. The clinker grinder was not de-energized and locked out, in violation of T8CCR 3314(a).

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, BOILER, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119960847			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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