Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91692.015 - Employee is killed in mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 91692.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/27/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1199915.015	12/27/2016		311942	Texamerican Food Blending, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:57 a.m. on December 27, 2016, an employee was performing a salt flush on the line four 2,500 lb. double ribbon mixer. The employee entered the mixer after he dropped an 80 lb. bag of salt. After entering the mixer, his coworker placed another bag of salt onto the area of the mixer that had the limit switches that indicated that the mixer lids were closed. Because the machine operated via only the emergency stop button, the machine began to operate with the employee trapped inside, killing him. The employee was killed from trauma to the chest.

Keywords: Caught In, Lockout/Tagout, Mixer, Mixer Blade

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1199915.015	27	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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