Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840031 - Employee injured when struck by flying pump part

Accident Summary Nr: 200840031 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 03/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106558182	04/10/1996	2631	0	Jefferson Smurfit Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was removing the bolts from a large slurry pump when water pressure blew the loose pump part out of the pump body. It struck him in the thigh, causing a deep laceration. He and a coworker had been told that the suction and discharge valves had been closed and secured. Subsequent investigation revealed that the valves were not closed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, THIGH, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUMP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106558182			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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