Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200650109 - Employee killed when crushed between palletizer plates

Accident Summary Nr: 200650109 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 11/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122486376	11/06/1996	3272	0	Wausau Tile Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was apparently installing a spacer on a Knauer concrete block palletizer. He had positioned himself within the machine frame when either a part of his body or something else interrupted the electric light beam controlling the machine cycle. This caused the hydraulic ram to rise, pinning Employee #1 between the upper and lower plates. He sustained crushing injuries and died of asphyxia. Employee #1 did not follow the detailed, machine-specific lockout procedures, but left the machine switched on and in automatic mode. He was working alone at the time of the accident.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, PINNED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122486376			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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