OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347900
BUNGE CORPORATION
DECATUR, AL·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHICH GREASING LARGE RING GEAR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LUBRICATING THE RING/GEAR AND PINION ON A BEAN CONDITIONER WHILE AFETY RULES. STANDING INSIDE THE GUARDRAIL OF THE CONDITIONER'S DRIVE UNIT. THE BEAN CONDITI ONER, 10 FEET INSIDE DIAMETER AND 60 FEET LONG, HAD A RING GEAR ABOUT 12 FEET IN DIAMETER WITH 186 TEETH. THE PINION GEAR HAD 25 TEETH. THE CONDITIONER WAS DRIV EN BY A 75 HORSEPOWER RELIANCE ELECTRIC MOTOR, EQUIPPED WITH A FALK SPEED REDUCE R AND DODGE COUPLING, AND RATED AT 2.85 RPM. EMPLOYEE #1 BECAME CAUGHT IN THE RI NG GEAR AND PINION AND WAS CUT IN TWO. THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE TURNED OFF THE E QUIPMENT AND LOCKED OUT THE ENERGY SOURCE BEFORE ENTERING THE GUARDED AREA. PROB ABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A LACK OF SAFETY TRAINING AND/OR ENFORCEMENT OF S
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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