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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235600

WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,MACHINE--MISC

Event
WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,MACHINE--MISC
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14235600
Report ID
552700

Event description

Employee injured when caught in automatic palletizer

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to position a bag on a palletizer, apparently without turning the unit off. The machine cycled and caught the employee between the fr ame and a moving part. He was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    877
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1

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