Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 673269 - EMPLOYEE KILLED AFTER CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN SHAFT

Accident Summary Nr: 673269 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/07/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101915072	10/08/1985	5153	0	Pillsbury Company

Abstract: EMPLOYER #1 WAS OPERATING A PORTABLE DRAG CONVEYOR, WHICH WAS BEING USED TO UNLOAD CORN ONTO AN OUTDOOR STORAGE PAD. HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED ON THE SHAFT WHICH TRANSFERRED POWER FROM THE CONVEYOR'S MOTOR TO THE CONVEYOR ITSELF. HE WAS YANKED ONTO THE CONVEYOR AND RECEIVED A FRACTURED NECK AND MASSIVE SKULL FRACTURES. THE INJURIES WERE FATAL.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, ROTATING SHAFT, SKULL, CONVEYOR, NECK, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101915072			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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