Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840312 - Employee killed in feeder of dough mixing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200840312 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 04/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300606670	04/18/1998	2099	0	Baily International Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 p.m. on April 17, 1998, Employee #1, who was operating a dough mixing machine used in the preparation of noodles, was found dead inside the feeder of the machine. He had become entangled in the rotating mixing blades inside the feeder, which were attached to a horizontal shaft. Employee #1 had apparently either reached into the 29 in. by 59 in. by 36 in. deep feeder opening under the mixing platform while the machine was running, or he had entered the machine and was inside cleaning it when a coworker actuated it from the upstairs platform.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, ENTANGLED, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300606670			Fatality	Fracture	Hand packers and packagers

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