OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14200513
UNITED IRON & METAL CO, INC.
BALTIMORE, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM AUTOMOBILE SHREDDER CONVEYOR
Investigation abstract
On August 8, 1988 Employee #1 and 2 crew members, employed by United Iron & Meta l Co, Inc. were engaged in cleaning a jam from a Newell shredder that shreds aut omobiles. Employee #1 was on the 73-ft-long by 4-ft-wide #1 transfer conveyor at the shredder outlet. Employee #1 was told to exit the area, but the area was no t readily visible to the shredder operator. Employee #1 fell and was carried up the conveyor where a brace knocked him off, causing him to fall 10 ft 4 in. to t he ground, resulting in fatal head injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 66 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 863
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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