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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14247183

WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,CONVEYOR

Event
WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,CONVEYOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14247183
Report ID
317500

Event description

Employee killed when thrown against machine

Investigation abstract

A 16 in. pipe moving along a slow roller conveyor is connected by slip sleeve co uplings. After passing through a hot blasting treatment, the exterior spray pain t is applied on a faster conveyor intended to separate the sections and facilita te removal of the coupling. Employee #1 attempted to remove the coupling but was caught and thrown against the machine frame with sufficient force to cause inst ant death.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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