OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14342828
MISSION CONCRETE PRODUCTS
SAN JOSE, CA·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by cement mixer blades
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was apparently using a pneumatic chipping gun to clean the inside of a 30 cubic foot concrete mixing machine. The machine was turned on, possibly by another coworker who was in the area. Employee #1 was crushed by the rotating m ixer blades and killed .
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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