Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 868497 - Employee killed between falling tank and concrete floor

Accident Summary Nr: 868497 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 12/18/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108844184	12/20/1990	3443	0	Hutton Steel Engineering, Ltd., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had been welding inside a 12 ft by 5 ft diameter stainless steel tank, gross weight approximately 3,000 lb. He pushed the button on the hand-held pendant controls for the rollers that rotated the tank in order to enable him to exit. The tank rotated and the left tank end came off the drive rolls, dropping to the floor. Employee #1, who was exiting head first through the 24 in. manhole, was caught between the manhole collar and the concrete floor at the upper chest area. He was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, WELDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALLING OBJECT, MANHOLE, TANK, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108844184			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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