Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200120830 - Employee died after being caught by machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 200120830 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 08/24/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303322317	08/24/2001	2011	0	Kenosha Beef Inc.

Abstract: On August 24, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a hamburger patty forming machine. He opened the maintenance door on the left front side of the machine to gain access to a loose nut on the drip tray, which he was going to tighten. He did not shut down or lockout the machine. The safety interlock for this door, which would have shut down the machine when this door was opened, had been bypassed at the control panel. When he reached in to tighten the nut, his coat sleeve caught on the rotating shaft universal joint. He was pulled into the machine and killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303322317			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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