Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 869248 - Employee killed when pulled into rotating drive shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 869248 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103242244	05/02/1990	5093	0	Metal Shredders Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and five coworkers were changing the hammers on a car shredder and were starting the drive and hammer to see if they were in balance. A portable light was being passed to Employee #1, who was on the other side of the open and unguarded rotating drive shaft of a 3,000 HP electric motor. The electric cord wrapped around the coupling on the shaft and then wrapped around the welding cable, which was entangled in a light cord. The light cord was wrapped around Employee #1's foot and he was pulled into the rotating shaft, which tore off his leg. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BY, WELDING CABLE, ELECTRIC CORD, ENTANGLED, DRIVE SHAFT, UNGUARDED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103242244			Fatality	Amputation	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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