Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171058316 - Employee's knee fractured when struck by falling motor

Accident Summary Nr: 171058316 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301163820	10/28/1999	7999	0	Alta Ski Lifts

Abstract: Employee #1 was replacing a 480 volt, 5 hp electric screw jack motor on a ski lift. He was working from an approximately 20 ft high platform in front of the motor housing and had removed several screws. He was taking out the last few screws when the tension on the motor caused it to snap out of the housing. A part of the motor grazed Employee #1's left knee, fracturing it. Management stated that the equipment had been tagged out but there remained built-up tension on the motor.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ENGINE, LOCKOUT, SCREW JACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301163820			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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