Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14412290 - Equipment Falls Onto And Kills Employee
Accident: 14412290 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/25/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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106615123 | 10/11/1989 | 3471 | Westfield Sandblasting | ||||
At 11:50 a.m. on September 25, 1989, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were sandblasting a compressor skid. The compressor skid was 29 feet long, 12 feet wide, 14 feet thick, and weighed 15, 000 pounds. A forklift was being used to elevate the compressor skid so the base could be sandblasted. The compressor skid fell from the forklift onto Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed when the compressor skid pedestal box crushed his chest and abdomen. Employee #2 was struck in the head resulting in a concussion. Employee #2 was treated and released. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, abdomen, industrial truck, struck by, concussion, sandblasting
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 106615123 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 106615123 | Non Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Occupation not reported |