OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14254361

PRECISION CONTROLS CORP.

PINEVILLE, NC· 1987-04-29T09:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, ABDOMEN, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15280050
Employer profile: PRECISION CONTROLS CORP.
Summary number: 14254361
Report ID: 453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER HEAVY MACHINERY

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM ON APRIL 29, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE A TTEMPTING TO STEADY A LAGUN MILLING MACHINE, LOADED ON THE FORKS OF A CLARK FORK LIFT, BY HAND. THE MACHINE WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A FLATBED TRUCK. WHEN THE MACH INE BEGAN TO TILT TOWARDS EMPLOYEE #1 HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP IT, BUT SOON REALIZED IT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR HIM TO HANDLE. HE TRIED TO BACK AWAY. MEANWHILE THE MACHIN E FELL OFF THE FORKLIFT FORKS AND ONTO EMPLOYEE #1. HE SUFFERED BROKEN LEGS, A B ROKEN PELVIS AND A CRUSHED ABDOMINAL CAVITY. HE DIED 3 DAYS LATER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
1

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
633

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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