OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000827
CROSS MILLS INC.
MARION, NC·
Event description
ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, OTHER INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY DOOR
Investigation abstract
On May 6, 1987, Employees #1 and #2 were working with another employee, attempti ng to open the door of a waste-cotton baler. To do this task, Employees #1 and # 2 attempted to push the steel door closed enough to release the lower latch. Thi s attempt failed. Employees #1 and #2 were standing in front of the door while a nother employee worked at the controls. The coworker's action caused the lower l atch to strip out allowing the steel door to fly open, striking Employees #1 and #2. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 sustained bruises, contusions, and a brasions.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 20 Male
- Nature of injury
- Other (21)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- MACHINE (26)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous textile machine operators (749)
- Human factor
- MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)
- Environmental factor
- FLYING OBJECT ACTION (5)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- CHEST (5)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- MACHINE (26)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous textile machine operators (749)
- Human factor
- MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)
- Environmental factor
- FLYING OBJECT ACTION (5)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.