Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 999821 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT IN RIBBON BLENDER

Accident Summary Nr: 999821 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 11/03/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107776163	11/06/1989	2013	0	Tony Downs Foods

Abstract: Employee #1 reached into a ribbon blender in the unload position and was drawn into the unit. A coworker heard him yell and hit the stop switch. Employee #1 was pinned to the bottom of the tank, which had to be cut apart to free him. The ribbon blender was equipped with a safety interlock and jog switch. The interlock was taped down with fiberglass tape and had been this way for a long time. This unit had been cited for a defective interlock during OSHA inspection on March 6, 1986.

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107776163			Fatality	Other	Mixing and blending machine operators

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