OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14264444
CHEST,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,PAPER SHREDDER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,STRUCK BY,BLADE
Event description
Employee dies after being struck by fluffer blades
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 8, 1989, Employee #1, a night clean-up and maintenance worker, was inside the fluffer, where paper materials are shredded. He was removing material from the blades of the fluffer when the machine was act ivated and the blades began to rotate. The machine was shut down immediately, bu t Employee #1 had been struck numerous times on the chest. He suffered massive h ead injuries and was transferred to Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Employee #1 la ter died from injuries sustained in the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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