Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105528673 - Manufacturers Soap & Chemical Company

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Chattanooga Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 105528673

Report ID: 0454713

Date Opened: 04/18/1988

Site Address:
Manufacturers Soap & Chemical Company
4325 Old Tasso Road
Cleveland, TN 37311

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2788, Cleveland, TN 37311

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2841

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/18/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360285399

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 977637

Event: 04/13/1988

Employee killed when pulled into mixer-blender

Employee #1, the operator of a custom-made ribbon blender mixer, was trying to obtain a sample from the mixer using a hand-held beaker. He was standing in front of the mixer to reach into the 45 in. by 15 in. loading door opening at the blender top, approximately 4 ft from the floor. The 15 HP motor, through a gear reduction box, turned the blender blades at approximately 25 rpm. These blades caught Employee #1's right hand, pulling him inside the mixer. All of Employee #1's body except his feet was caught inside the mixer between the blades and the mixer housing, causing multiple trauma and his death.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, BLADE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105528673			Fatality	Other	Mixing and blending machine operators

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