OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14213987
LEAR CORPORATION
MORRISTOWN, TN·
Event description
Employee killed when struck in chest by pry bar
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to free a pneumatic air cushion that had become stuck in the up position with a pry bar. The employee stuck the pry bar through the i nspection hole under the air cushion, after cutting off the air pressure. The ap proximately 48 pound air cushion dropped onto the bar, causing the bar to strike Employee #1 across the chest. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 66 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 22
- Occupation code
- 544
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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