Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202483988 - Employee Is Killed When Discharge Door Closes

Accident Summary Nr: 202483988 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313698557	08/19/2009	3355	331319	Metals Usa, Inc.

Abstract: On August 18 2009, Employee #1 and two coworkers were repairing and maintaining an expandable polystyrene molding machine. The coworkers were repairing a motor that was located on top of a machine, which was called a preexpander. Employee #1 was removing and cleaning steel plates located inside the preexpander. It was determined that Employee #1 was removing a steel plate while standing inside the bed dryer, which was basically a hopper. The discharge door was open, and Employee #1 had an access to the inside of the preexpander. Employee #1's upper torso was inside the preexpander, as he was unscrewing a metal plate. As Employee #1 was removing the plate, the coworker was climbing up a ladder that was affixed to the preexpander. The coworker's leg hit a PVC pipe, which was connected to a ball valve, and the ball valve opened. That caused the discharge door to close and crush Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, MOLDING MACHINE, CLEANING, LADDER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313698557			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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