Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170705347 - Employee hospitalized when struck by pressurized piston

Accident Summary Nr: 170705347 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 03/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114620792	03/07/1994	7363	0	Manpower International Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114620719	03/08/1994	4226	0	Harnischfeger Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a parts warehouse taking apart a Besco nitrogen expander for scrap. This obsolete equipment, which was pressurized to 1,500 psi with nitrogen, had been used on a P&H model 1200 hydraulic mining hoe crawler to hold tension on the track. Employee #1 was using an air impact wrench to take off the end plates. When he had removed all but seven bolts, the end plate blew off, shattering the impact wrench and injuring him. Employee #1 required hospitalization.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114620792			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction
2	114620719					Occupation Not Listed

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