Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170695332 - Employee injured by falling duct pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 170695332 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 05/11/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112094719	05/12/1992	3442	0	Pemko Manufacturing

Abstract: Employee #1, of Pemko, was working at a bench 20 ft below a section of a dust collection system. The section measured 34 in. by 17 in. diameter and weighed 25 lb. Because of vibration in the system, this unsecured section fell and struck Employee #1 on the head, rendering him unconscious. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and loss of vision, for which he is undergoing therapy. The dust collection system had been blocked before at this section. Previously, in clearing the blocked system, the screws securing the duct had not been replaced. It is not clear whether Employee #1 had removed the screws.

Keywords: EYE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, DUST COLLECTOR, VIBRATIONS, PIPE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112094719			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters

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