Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200963247 - Employee killed when head crushed by rotating paddles

Accident Summary Nr: 200963247 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 10/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302884580	10/12/1999	2015	0	Tyson Foods, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a catwalk that served as the access to the #1 main chiller tank as he prepared to clean it. He decided to rinse the tank's interior side walls from the catwalk, leaving the main drive chassis still energized. The tank walls extended approximately 28 in. above the catwalk. The rotating aluminum paddles, which were not guarded, cleared the side walls of the tank by approximately 2 to 3 in. Employee #1's head became caught and was crushed between a rotating paddle and the stationary tank wall. He was killed instantly.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TANK, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302884580			Fatality	Fracture	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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