Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201856788 - Employee Is Decapitated by Pot Lid

Accident Summary Nr: 201856788 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310102835	09/07/2006	1799	236220	Special Coatings Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a ladder on the side of 8-ton sandblasting pot using a claw hammer to loosen the 12-ft, 20-lb lid on top of the pot. The pot was pressurized to 140 psi and contained coal slag which was used as the sandblasting agent. The lid was held in place by 5 bolts and tightening handles. As Employee #1 loosened the lid, a sudden release of air pressure and slag occurred. The lid was blasted upward and Employee #1 fell backward to the ground. Employee #1 was killed when he was decapitated either by the lid, or by being blown back from the pot and striking the frame of the hopper over the pot. His head was found approximately 153 ft from the pot.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, HEAD, SAND POT, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, DECAPITATED, SANDBLASTING, HOPPER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		120	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310102835			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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