Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 816801 - Employee killed when struck by falling machine frame

Accident Summary Nr: 816801 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 05/17/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101010536	05/18/1989	2051	0	Reymond Baking Company

Abstract: A bread pan jammed inside the proof box. Maintenance came to dislodge the jam, but someone reversed the machine by changing the wires in the electrical panel box. When the machine was reversed, the heavy frame was no longer held in place on the chain. When workers hit the frame to dislodge the jam, the heavy frame fell, hitting Employee #1 and breaking his neck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101010536			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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