Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201572963 - Employee Is Killed By Flying Fan Blade
Accident: 201572963 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/26/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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308999747 | 08/29/2005 | 4222 | Paoli Farmers Co-Op Elevator Company | ||||
On August 26, 2005, Employee #1 installed a fan from a discarded heater into a leaf blower's motor. When the motor was plugged into a receptacle in the wall to test it, the fan blades shattered and propelled towards Employee #1, striking him in the neck. The blade cut into his carotid artery and jugular vein, causing him to bleed to death. | |||||||
Keywords:
fan blade, laceration, neck, struck by, artery, flying object, hand tool
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 308999747 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |