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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314314

CHEST,REPAIR,WORK RULES,HYDRAULIC CYLINDER,CRUSHED,PRESSURE RELEASE,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
CHEST,REPAIR,WORK RULES,HYDRAULIC CYLINDER,CRUSHED,PRESSURE RELEASE,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14314314
Report ID
317000

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

  1. #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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