Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200820389 - Employee killed when caught by fan blades

Accident Summary Nr: 200820389 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 09/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302603311	08/18/1999	1623	0	Alliance Pipeline, Ltd.

Abstract: Employee #1. an oiler for a subcontractor, was checking the fluid levels in a high head pump when his loose rain jacket became caught in a large unguarded fan. He was pulled into the fan blades and was killed.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, FAN, FAN BLADE, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302603311			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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