Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200451755 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Brick Setter Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200451755 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 12/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307847145	12/03/2004	3251	327121	Jenkins Brick Company

Abstract: On December 3, 2004, Employee #1, a setter helper, was stacking bricks on a setter table. As he leaned over the spreader table to restack some fallen bricks, the setting head that was in automatic mode lowered and pinned Employee #1 between the bricks and the setting head. The setting head is hydraulic operated and once lowered to a certain point a limit switch is engage, releasing the setting head. It was not determined whether Employee #1 fell free on his own or if the setting head was manually raised onto another conveyor belt, but he then became wedged between the belt and a metal bar that was 7 and 3/4 inches up. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARD, SAFETY CONTROL LINE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307847145			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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