OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314314
CLEAN RENTAL SERVICES, INC.
PHILADELPHIA, PA·
Event description
Employee killed when dryer crushes his chest
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was repairing the hydraulic cylinders on an industrial clothes dryer . When pressure was taken off the cylinders, the dryer tilted back, crushing his chest and killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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