Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202252128 - Employee Is Caught by Motor, Sustains Serious Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 202252128 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 03/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315282558	03/30/2011	1731	238210	Lea Electric, Llc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on March 29, 2011, Employee #1, an electrician foreman, was disconnecting three-phase wiring on an Emerson 60 hp high speed motor (Identification Number H02- 03034863-GT-02) located in a Serious V Cooling Tower. The high-speed motor controlled a pulley system that powered a shaft inside the cooling tower. An Emerson 40 hp low-speed motor and its pulley system were located opposite the high-speed motor, which was used to power the shaft when less horse power was needed. While she was disconnecting the three-phase wiring on the high-speed motor, the low-speed motor engaged the pulley system on the high-speed motor, causing it to rotate. Employee #1 was caught by the pulley system of the high-speed motor and pulled around a 38.31 in. pulley wheel. She suffered serious injuries to her face, neck, left arm and left eye. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where she underwent surgery and received post-operative care, and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, ROTATING PARTS, CAUGHT BY, NECK, ARM, PULLEY, FACE, MACHINE--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315282558			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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