Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92612.015 - Employee is killed when struck by metal from exploding elect

Accident Summary Nr: 92612.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 01/24/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1206012.015	01/27/2017		332116	Omni Manufacturing, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on January 24, 2017, an employee was walking down an aisle when he was hit in the head with a piece of metal that had been ejected from an exploding 150 hp DC electric Baldor motor, Serial Number N0412140001, which was a few hundred feet away at the time of the incident. The motor was being troubleshot by a contractor and it over revved to the point where the motor shiv exploded and the electric motor violently came apart. The employee suffered a severe skull fracture and was killed.

Keywords: Electric Motor, Explosion, Flying Object, Fracture, Skull, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1206012.015	55	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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