OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #976878
C T S CORPORATION
BERNE, IN·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by valve assembly
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on November 17, 1988, Employee #1 was removing the v alve assembly to replace the grating on the back of a Paul O. Abbe, Inc., ball m ill, serial #101129234, on the drum. Employee #1 had already removed all four ho ld-down bolts when the air pressure that had not been drained blew the valve ass embly out of the hole, striking Employee #1 in the back of the head. Suffering a concussion and massive brain damage, Employee #1 most likely died instantly. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 2
- Occupation code
- 756
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
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