On March 27, 1998, a personal injury accident involving the entanglement of an Electrician’s jacket with a rotating shaft at the Ames Laboratory.
Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security
April 1, 1998
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April 1, 1998
A personal injury accident involving the entanglement of an Electrician’s jacket with a rotating shaft occurred on March 27, 1998, at the Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. The Electrician and a Mechanic had gone to the basement of the administration building to evaluate a duct smoke detector that had initiated a false fire alarm earlier in the day. The detector is located on the discharge side of an air supply fan.