Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14416390 - Employee killed when crushed by bucket elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 14416390 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 06/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106586993	06/11/1996	1796	0	Mid-America Millwright Service, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on June 10, 1996, Employee #1, a millwright, was in the east leg boot pit preparing to adjust the pulley and bucket belt when the leg bucket belt was energized by electrical contractors. Employee #1's lanyard became caught by an ear on the pulley. He was pulled, waist first, into the pinch point between the pulley and the bucket belt and was crushed by the bucket elevator. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, MILLWRIGHT, NIP POINT, PULLEY, BUCKET ELEVATOR, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106586993			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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