Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171055247 - Employee killed when crushed between safety gates

Accident Summary Nr: 171055247 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 07/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126774132	07/14/1997	2951	0	Valley Asphalt Inc

Abstract: On July 11, 1997, Employee #1 was checking on a malfunctioning sensor under a silo that was to hold asphalt at the Valley Asphalt Plant in Spanish Fork, Utah. Two sets of pneumatic gates controlled the discharge of the asphalt: the upper gates were the primary control, while the lower gates were safety devices that closed in the event of a malfunction. The sensor that Employee #1 went to check was located between the two sets of gates, both of which were open. On his way, Employee #1 closed off the control air because he believed that this would prevent the gates from closing. The system was not completely locked out, and he was in the path of the safety gates when they closed. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. The method being used to hold open the gates was flawed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DOOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126774132			Fatality	Other	Mixing and blending machine operators

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