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Inspection: 1083880 - United States Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1083880
Report ID: 0215600
Date Opened: 09/06/1984

Site Address:
United States Postal Service
61-43 Springfield Blvd
Flushing, NY 11364

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4311

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Unprog Other

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership:  

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/07/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/12/1984


Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14516579
Event: 05/16/1987
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN SCREW CONVEYOR

EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, WAS REPAIRING AN AUGER SCREW IN A SCREW CONVEYOR. HE WAS SITTING ON THE CONVEYOR, STRADDLING THE AUGER WITH HIS FEET IN THE CONVEYOR TROUGH. THE CONTROLS HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED OUT. AN EMPLOYEE ON THE NEXT SHIFT, UNAWARE OF EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIVITY, STARTED THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PULLED INTO THE AUGER AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

Keywords: SCREW CONVEYOR, WORK RULES, REPAIR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, AUGER

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1083880 Occupation Not Listed
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