Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200051712 - Rotating Part Kills Employee Who Falls Into Mixing Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 200051712 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303733448	09/03/2002	2048	311119	International Nutrition, Inc.

Abstract: On August 30, 2002, an employee used a hose to clean the surfaces of a 5-ft deep by 20-ft long mixing tank that had an auger conveyor running through the center of it. The machine was running when the employee stepped backward into the tank. The employee was mutilated by the moving auger conveyor and was killed. The normal procedure for cleaning the tank required the mixing tank to be locked-out and for the person washing it to jog the auger conveyor to clean all surfaces.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, SCREW CONVEYOR, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MIXER, TANK CLEANING, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, WALKING BACKWARD, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303733448			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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