Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200521458 - Employee Killed When Crushed Between Manufacturing Machines
Accident: 200521458 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/09/2000 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300375821 | 02/10/2000 | 3531 | John Deere Dubuque Works | ||||
Employee #1 worked for a construction equipment manufacturer. He was lubricating an Ingersoll-Rand boring and tapping manufacturing machine when it activated and moved horizontally. The machine head moved to within 2 3/4 in. of the adjacent machine, crushing Employee #1's chest and tearing his left carotid artery. He was killed. The machine guarding and hazardous energy controls that were in place were not effective. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, work rules, lockout, caught between, crushed, laceration, artery, lubricating
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 300375821 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Drilling and boring machine operators |