Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 736132 - CRUSHED BY 15,000 POUND FURNACE LID

Accident Summary Nr: 736132 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18601476	07/24/1986	3567	0	Frank W. Schaefer, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON AN INDUSTRIAL FURNANCE WITH THE LID IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE LID IS CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH THAT OPERATES A PNEUMATIC CYLINDER. THE VICTIM OPENED THE LID, USING THE SWITCH, BUT FAILED TO BLOCK OUT THE LID. NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY THE EMPLOYER. HE CLIMBED BETWEEN THE LID AND THE LOWER PART OF THE FURNANCE, ACCIDENTALLY TRIPING THE SWITCH. THE LID CLOSED ON HIS BACK AND CHEST, ASPHYXIATING HIM. THE LID WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 1,500 POUNDS.

Keywords: CHEST, FURNACE, ASPHYXIATED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18601476			Fatality	Asphyxia	Industrial machinery repairers

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