Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 687897 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING RAM

Accident Summary Nr: 687897 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/22/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108838509	01/23/1992	3089	0	Mach 1 Compounding

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 5 PM ON JANUARY 22, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A BANBURY LOADING CHUTE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE CHUTE WHEN A PIN SECURING THE RAM APPARENTLY CAME LOOSE. THE RAM, WEIGHING 580 POUNDS, CAME DOWN UPON THE EMPLOYEE'S NECK AND SHOULDERS, CUTTING OFF HIS AIR SUPPLY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN CPR BY CO-WORKERS UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. CPR WAS CONTINUED BY THE PARAMEDICS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PRONOUNCED DOA AT THE HOSPITAL.

Keywords: SHOULDER, UNSECURED, CLEANING, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108838509			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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