Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 692673 - STRUCK AND KILLED BY CONCRETE PIPE MACHINE COMPONENT

Accident Summary Nr: 692673 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 04/14/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18748491	04/14/1987	3271	0	Tarmac Lonestar, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO USE A HYDROTILE 8-24 CONCRETE PIPE MACHINE. BEFORE IT COULD BE USED, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REQUIRED TO DISLODGE AN ACCUMULATION OF CONCRETE ON THE PACKERSHAFT. HE WAS WORKING FROM A PLATFORM APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPARENTLY IN A SITTING POSITION. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE STEEL BRACKET OF THE CROSSHEAD MECHANISM. THE CROSSHEAD MECHANISM IS USED TO TRIGGER A LIMIT SWITCH. EMPLOYEE #1'S DEATH WAS APPARENTLY THE RESULT OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO EQUIPMENT BLOCKING AND ELECTRICAL LOCKOUT PRIOR TO MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WERE NOT FOLLOWED. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN NECK. OTHER INJURIES INCLUDED A CRUSHED SKULL AND A POSSIBLE BROKEN LEG.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BLOCKS, LOCKOUT, SKULL, NECK, STRUCK BY, LIMIT SWITCH, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18748491			Fatality	Other	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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