Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 568253 - Employee killed in fall when struck by turnbuckle

Accident Summary Nr: 568253 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/09/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123381667	12/12/1996	5191	0	Planters Service & Sales, Inc.

Abstract: While changing out an electric drive motor for an elevator leg, Employee #1 was struck several times by a rotating turnbuckle used to maintain tension on drive belts. As a crane lifted the electric motor, the loose tension turnbuckle started rotating and struck him. He fell out through the existing guardrails 55 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and was killed.

Keywords: ELECTRIC MOTOR, CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, FALL, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123381667			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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