OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454474

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. (ADM)

CLINTON, IA· 1985-11-21T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, DRAIN PIPE, DRAIN PLUG, CLOGGED, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2661502
Employer profile: ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. (ADM)
Summary number: 14454474
Report ID: 751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY WOODEN DRAIN PLUG

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO CLEAR A SEWER DRAIN BY INSERTING A WOODEN PLUG INTO TH E DRAIN, THEN ATTACHING AN AIR HOSE AND WATER HOSE TO THE TRAP, USING A METAL PL ATE AND CHICAGO COUPLING. THE AIR HOSE WAS TURNED ON. WHEN SHE WENT TO CHECK THE PLUG, IT FLEW OUT AND HIT HER IN THE LEFT ARM. HER ARM WAS BROKEN. THE DRAIN PL UG WAS 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP, TAPERING TO 2 INCHES AT THE BOTTOM, AND WAS 8 INCHES LONG.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 F

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
2

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
453

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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