Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200090157 - Employee killed when crushed by falling dryer

Accident Summary Nr: 200090157 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 10/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300098696	10/15/1998	1731	0	Little Rhody Machine Repair Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning underneath a large industrial dryer that had been raised using air pressure and four air cylinders Four floor jacks had then been placed under the machine in case the air cylinders failed. While Employee #1 was cleaning, a coworker was replacing an air valve, so the air was shut off. Usually once the cleaning is done, the floor jacks are removed and the machine is lowered using the air cylinders. Employee #1 apparently forgot that the air had been shut off and he began using a hammer to bang out the floor jacks. When the jacks at the back of the dryer had been removed, the unit dropped because there was no air pressure holding it up. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300098696			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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