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Accident: 170631956 - Employee Fatally Crushed By Falling Machine
Accident: 170631956 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/22/1993 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112165352 | 10/22/1993 | 2269 | City Dyeing & Finishing | ||||
| Employee #1 was an employee of a dyehouse, where garments and piece goods are dyed. He was in the process of repairing Ellis Dye Machine #18. The Ellis Dye Machine (a washwheel) consists of a dye drum with three doors on one side through which materials are fed. The operation is similar to that of a household washer, but the drums are hydraulically raised during loading and unloading operations because of the machine's size. Employee #1 suffered fatal head and body fractures when he positioned himself underneath the machine and a loss of hydraulic pressure occurred, causing the drum to lower and crush him to death. The causal factors were the absence of a blockout/tagout procedure and the inoperability of the disconnect on the control panel. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, repair, work rules, drum, lockout, crushed, dye machine, disconnecting means, falling object, pressure release
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 112165352 | Fatality | Fracture | Miscellaneous textile machine operators | |||