Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 904482 - Employee killed when aorta is severed by flying steel chip

Accident Summary Nr: 904482 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 05/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114987795	09/17/1991	5599	0	Crawfordsville Tractor Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing approximately 5 to 6 ft behind a coworker who was using a 10 lb sledge hammer to knock metal wedges from a tractor tire and axle. As the coworker struck the axle, a steel chip broke off the hammer, flew back, and struck Employee #1 in the chest. The chip severed the employee's aorta. He died of internal bleeding approximately 10 minutes later.

Keywords: CHEST, SEVERED, HEMORRHAGE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114987795			Fatality	Puncture	Garage and service station related occupations

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