Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 944884 - Employee crushed and killed in mixer auger

Accident Summary Nr: 944884 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 03/28/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111108494	03/28/1994	2842	0	Med Chem Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:10 a.m. on March 28, 1994, Employee #1 was on top of a 124 in. high mixer cleaning it with a brush. After he had been brushing a while, Employee #1 called down to a coworker and asked him to activate the machine. The coworker could not see Employee #1. When the mixer was activated, another coworker yelled out that Employee #1 was in the machine. The first coworker immediately de-activated the machine. Employee #1 had been caught and crushed between the mixer blades and the mixer walls. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CLEANING, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, AUGER, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111108494			Fatality	Other	Management related occupations, n.e.c.

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