Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14412290 - EQUIPMENT FALLS ONTO AND KILLS EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 14412290 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/25/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106615123	10/11/1989	3471	0	Westfield Sandblasting

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106615123			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	106615123			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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