Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201002 - Employee killed in water extractor

Accident Summary Nr: 200201002 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302559943	10/04/1999	7213	0	Linens Of The Week

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning the loose pieces of laundry out of a Milnor water extractor. With this machine, the laundry is set on a flat surface and an extracting bell descends over the preformed pile. A coworker noticed that the fault light was flashing, indicating that the water extractor had stopped. He glanced into the rear door of the extractor and, not seeing anyone on the bed, hit the START button. The bell started to descend while Employee #1 was clearing the surface, catching him against the extractor bed. He died of asphyxiated.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302559943			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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