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Accident Summary Nr: 734319 - EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IN BLOCK MAKING MACHINE; TOOK A SHORTCUT

Accident Summary Nr: 734319 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/18/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105432272	12/09/1986	3271	0	Augusta Concrete Block Company Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AS THE OPERATOR OF A BLOCK MAKING MACHINE. HE WAS LAST SEEN NEAR THE BLOCK CUBER. HE APPARENTLY TRIED TO TAKE A SHORTCUT BACK TO HIS WORK STATION BY WALKING BETWEEN THE GREEN BLOCK ELEVATOR AND THE TRANSFER AT A PACO LOADER-UNLOADER, MODEL 27-1-1 AM. THE EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATING. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR AND TRANSFER, THE TRANSFER MOVED FORWARD, CRUSHING HIS THROAT AGAINST THE ELEVATOR. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TRIED TO HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THE DANGEROUS SHORTCUT.

Keywords: THROAT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CINDER BLOCK PLANT, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105432272			Fatality	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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