Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200673762 - Employee Decapitated By Wire Drawing Machine
Accident: 200673762 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/01/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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304252000 | 04/01/2002 | 3496 | Ivy Steel & Wire | ||||
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on April 1, 2002, Employee #1 was troubleshooting a jam on a wire drawing machine when a neighboring wire drawing machine, which draws wire for concrete reinforcing wires, began to overflow at the top of the take up spool. A coworker brought the malfunction of the neighboring machine to the attention of Employee #1, who went to press the emergency stop button. In the process, Employee #1's neck became entangled in a loop of the overflowing wire, which dragged his body into a 3-inch electrical conduit, resulting in decapitation. | |||||||
Keywords:
conduit, wire drawing machine, decapitated
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 304252000 | Fatality | Amputation | Occupation not reported |