OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14296693
FURNACE,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,COLLAPSE,FOUNDRY,MACHINE--MISC
Event description
EMPLOYEE COLLAPSED ONTO FORGE MACHINE FEED TROUGH
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AN EXPERIENCED FORGE LINE WORKER FAMILIAR WITH HEATING, FORGING, IODS, THE FEED CYCLE WAS AT REST, GIVING THE OPERATOR TIME TO MANUALLY TURN A BI LLET, IF NECESSARY. THE TROUGH WAS LOADED ON THE END OPPOSITE THE FURNACE OPENIN G BY A TRANSFER ARM OPERATING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE FEED LINE. THIS ARM WAS TIM ED TO THE FEED RATE, AND MADE A 2 FOOT SWEEP, IN 4 SECONDS, ACROSS THE 19 INCH W IDE FEED TABLE. IT SHOVED 1 OR 2 BILLETS INTO THE FURNACE FEED TROUGH. IT APPEAR S THAT EMPLOYEE #1 COLLAPSED ACROSS THE JUNCTURE OF THE FEED TABLE AND FEED TROU GH. HE WAS WAITING TO REALIGN A TURNED BILLET. THE TRANSFER ARM CYCLED AGAINST O NE SIDE OF HIS CHEST, WHERE IT REMAINED UNTIL HE WAS REMOVED AND THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. AND TRIMMING OPERATIONS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HE WAS PRIMARILY INVOLVED WITH THE INDUCTION FURNACE FEED AND HEAT CONTROL. THE FURNACE FEED WAS A FULLY A UTOMATIC ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR MOVING FORGING BILLETS THROUGH THE INDUCTI ON FURNACE IN A CONTINUOUS, BUT INTERMITTENTLY OPERATING FLOW. ONCE THE HEAT AND FEED RATE WERE SET, THE REST WAS AUTOMATIC. MANUAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY O NLY TO REALIGN AN OCCASIONAL TURNED BILLET ON THE 4 1/2 FOOT LONG FEED TROUGH TO THE FURNACE. THE FEED TROUGH TO THE FURANCE WAS 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. OPER ATION OF THE FEED MOVEMENT VARIED FROM 1/2 MINUTE TO 3 MINUTES. DURING THESE PER
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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