Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 976878 - Employee killed when struck by valve assembly

Accident Summary Nr: 976878 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 11/17/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107956211	11/18/1988	3676	0	C T S Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on November 17, 1988, Employee #1 was removing the valve assembly to replace the grating on the back of a Paul O. Abbe, Inc., ball mill, serial #101129234, on the drum. Employee #1 had already removed all four hold-down bolts when the air pressure that had not been drained blew the valve assembly out of the hole, striking Employee #1 in the back of the head. Suffering a concussion and massive brain damage, Employee #1 most likely died instantly. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, MILLING MACHINE, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107956211			Fatality	Concussion	Mixing and blending machine operators

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