Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103608451 - U. S. Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103608451

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 07/15/1986

Site Address:
U. S. Postal Service
420 W. State Hwy. 6
Waco, TX 76702

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/16/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/20/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360692065

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14511737

Event: 07/10/1986

STRUCK AND FATALLY CUT BY AIR CONDITIONER FAN BLADES

EMPLOYEE #1, A MEMBER OF THE POST OFFICE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, HAD BEEN GIVEN THE JOB OF REPLACING V-BELTS ON A ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONER. HE WAS WORKING ALONE. HE DID NOT LOCK OUT POWER TO THE AIR CONDITIONER. WHEN THE ENERGIZED UNIT SUDDENLY STARTED UP, THE FAN BLADES STRUCK HIM, INFLICTING FATAL CUTS. HE APPARENTLY BLED TO DEATH. HIS BODY WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY AT 11:15 AM. THE EMPLOYEE HAD DONE THIS TYPE OF WORK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN BLADES WERE 45 1/2 INCHES LONG.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FAN BLADE, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103608451			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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