Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200358943 - Employee Is Killed When Caught by Machine Agitator

Accident Summary Nr: 200358943 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/11/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314379785	11/11/2010	2068	311911	Universal Blanchers, Llc Dba Seabrook Ingredients

Abstract: On November 11, 2010, Employee #1, Employee #2 and Employee #3, of Universal Blanchers, Llc Dba Seabrook Ingredients, were cleaning the top of three stainless steel, 5,000 gallon bulk tanks. Employee #1 was given a harness and lanyard by Employee #2, the head of the crew. Employee #1 was to secure himself in order to clean the tanks. The employees cleaned the top of the third tank, while the agitator was operating. Employee #1 finished cleaning the top of the third tank and his lanyard became caught by a one inch bolt that extended approximately 4 in. from the coupling for the agitator. Consequently, he was pulled into and around the rotating coupling on the agitator. As a result, Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, LIFELINE, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LANYARD, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314379785			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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