Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 670521 - Employee killed when caught inside concrete mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 670521 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 11/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102008711	11/25/1985	3272	0	Arrow Vault Co Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on November 20, 1985, Employee #1 was cleaning out a concrete mixer. He raised the grate on top of the mixer and went inside. A coworker accidentally turned on the disconnect switch for the mixer instead of the air compressor. The paddles in the mixer were activated and struck Employee #1. After 20 minutes, he was removed from the mixer and taken to the hospital, where he died at 4:30 p.m. The mixer did not have an individual disconnect or lockout mechanism.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONCRETE MIXER, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102008711			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Mixing and blending machine operators

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