Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 44924.015 - Employee is caught in processing equipment and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 44924.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 05/14/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
907074.015	05/15/2013		311111	Fairview Mills Lp

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on May 14, 2013, Employee #1 was operating a forklift in the warehouse unloading raw scrap dog food materials. The company processes scrap rejected dog food into animal feed. Employee #2 had noticed the receiving hopper was clogging up and called Employee #1 over to unclog the receiving hopper. Employee #1 climbed up the ladder on the side of the receiving hopper to see what he could do. As Employee #1 was on top of the receiving hopper, he slipped and fell into the hopper. Employee #1 was caught by the unguarded rotating Lump Buster (clump buster) steel blades and was pulled down into the lump buster. The lump buster was not guarded. Employee #2 noticed the problem, shut off the machine and called for help. Employee #1 received severe injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Caught In, Hopper, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	907074.015	52	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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