OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14212609
SMITH FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS, INC.
LITTLE ROCK, AR·
Event description
Impaled by 30ft Mandrell
Investigation abstract
On March 26, 1987, Employee #1 was operating a fiberglass pipe stripping machine ulder blade, penetrated his chest and then exited out of his mouth. The puncture caused severe enough injury that Employee #1 was killed. . The fiberglass pipe is held in place at the head of the stripper while a carri age that has jaws attached internally to the mandrel pulls it out. The carriage normally contacts various sensors at the rear to slow it, stop it and to inform lift arms to lift the mandrel up to a rack. The lift arm did not function and th e carriage started back pushing the mandrel rack along with the pipe. Employee # 1 leaned over in a space 14.5 inches wide between the stripper and conveyor to p ick up a half section of split pushing that fell. The returning mandrel caught E mployee #1 between the two pieces of machinery and struck him under the left sho
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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