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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14187082

WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,FORMING MACHINE,UNGUARDED

Event
WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,FORMING MACHINE,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14187082
Report ID
316700

Event description

Employee killed when caught between rollers

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using silicone spray and a 2 in. paint scraper to clean buildup from a heat-treating forming roller. He became caught by and pulled through a 5 1/2 ft gap between two operating cooling rollers that were between him and the f orming roller that he was cleaning. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    724
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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