OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14187082
WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,FORMING MACHINE,UNGUARDED
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
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#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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