Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 90420.015 - Employee is caught in Muller mixer and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 90420.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 02/08/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1123560.015	02/08/2016		331511	Buck Company Inc.

Abstract: At 1:10 p.m. on February 8, 2016, an employee was preparing to install equipment. The employee was exposed to energy sources that were not isolated and locked out prior to entering the confined space of the Muller mixer. This energy source was activated and caused internal machine parts to rotate. The employer was thrown or pinched between the vessel walls and/or the internal machine parts. The mixer operates at approximately 54 RPM and the employee was killed from a crushed pelvis and lacerations.

Keywords: Caught In, Confined Space, Crushed, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1123560.015	56	M	Fatality

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