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Accident: 14424063 - Employee Killed When Crushed Inside Cement Mixer

Accident: 14424063 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 12/05/1988
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10657011212/05/19883271Kirchner Industries, Inc.
Employee #1 was cleaning out a 52 cubic yard stationary cement mixer. He had locked out the safety switch, but had left the key to the lock in the area before entering the machine. While Employee #1 was in the mixer, a coworker removed the lock, turned the safety switch to 'on,' and actuated the machine at the control panel. Employee #1 was crushed and killed in the cement mixer.
Keywords: work rules, cleaning, concrete mixer, lockout, crushed
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 106570112 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported

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