OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306898

MIXER BLADE,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,UNGUARDED

1988-10-13T00:00:00

Event: MIXER BLADE,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14306898
Report ID: 213900

Event description

Employee caught and killed in thermascrew machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning the trough on a machine called a thermascrew, which con tained a 16 in. diameter screw. A thermascrew mixes and cooks sauce, sugar, and cranberries into cranberry sauce. Employee #1 became caught at the left end that contained four stainless steel paddles. He was killed. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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