OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14213995
DOEHLER-JARVIS GREENEVILLE INC
GREENEVILLE, TN·
Event description
Employee killed when head is crushed by closing door
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cleaning metal shavings from around metal cutting saws and slide beds when he activated the "close door" switch instead of the jog button. The d oor closed and pinned his head between the machine frame and the door, killing h im.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 719
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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