Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 362721300 - Employee killed in confined space

Accident Summary Nr: 362721300 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 09/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307449058	09/07/2004	3351	331421	Kobe Weiland Copper Products, Llc

Abstract: On September 5, 2004, Employee #1, a maintenance employee of Kobie Wieland Copper Products, was in a pit replacing a wheel on a transfer shuttle carriage. The equipment was not locked out, the power was activated, and the wheel pinned the employee against the pit wall of the Transfer Shuttle Carriage, killing him. Although not designated as such, the pit was a permit-required space.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307449058			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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