Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 687616 - Employee killed when crushed by tipping unit

Accident Summary Nr: 687616 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 09/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103023719	09/21/1988	1796	0	Warren Engineering Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103025797	09/21/1988	3357	0	Therm-O-Link Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were positioning a top-heavy piece of machinery onto floor bolts with the use of jacks and cribbing. Employee #1 was on his knees adjusting the jack at one end when the unit tipped and crushed him to death. The unit weighed about 9,000 lb and was 10 1/2 ft long by 2 1/2 ft wide by 6 ft high. The jack in use was a 20 ton hydraulic Heinen-Werner, which showed no evidence of defect. The causal factor was the absence of any manner of securing the unit against tipping while it was raised on a jack.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERTURN, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103023719			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	103025797					Occupation Not Listed

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