OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301691

HEAD,REPAIR,PINNED,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,STRUCK BY,CONVEYOR BELT,INATTENTION

1988-01-06T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,REPAIR,PINNED,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,STRUCK BY,CONVEYOR BELT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14301691
Report ID: 653510

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HEAD IS CAUGHT BETWEEN BEAM AND BAR

Investigation abstract

BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SPACE AND IN HIS EFFORT TO SEE, EMPLOYEE #1 POSITIONED A STEEL DRILL BAR SO THAT HIS HEAD WAS BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE HANG UP. WHEN THE H ANG UP RELEASED, IT DROVE THE BAR DOWN INTO THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE BELT WAS MOVI NG IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE BAR. THE BELT GRABBED THE BAR AND FORCED THE HANDLE END ONTO EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD. HE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS HEAD BECAME CAUGHT B ETWEEN THE BAR HANDLE AND AN I BEAM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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