Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330818 - Employee Dies after Being Crushed by Flywheel

Accident Summary Nr: 201330818 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 02/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308530112	02/10/2005	3444	332322	Blackstone Business Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: On February 4, 2005, Employee #1, of Blackstone Business Enterprises, Inc., was performing maintenance on a press brake. He was changing its flywheel. The 640-pound flywheel slipped off the spindle, fell to the floor, and crushed the Employee #1's leg. He died five days later in the hospital due to complications related to the injury.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PRESS BRAKE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308530112			Fatality	Other	Not specified mechanics and repairers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.