Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 90692.015 - Employee Is Crushed By Counter Weight On Conveyor Belt Syste

Accident Summary Nr: 90692.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 11/16/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1192147.015	11/16/2016		336111	Nissan North America Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on November 16, 2016, an employee had replaced a defective drive motor for a lift table that transfers automotive seat pallets to a return conveyor system. The employee was testing the lift table and leaned into an opening to look under the table as it was being raised and was struck by a counter balance weight that was descending as the lift table was elevated. The machine guard for the opening had been removed for the repair and not replaced before the lift table was activated. The employee's head was crushed when it was struck by the counter weight and they were killed.

Keywords: Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Head, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1192147.015	46	M	Fatality

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