OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348890

HEAD,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE LOAD

1985-10-09T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14348890
Report ID: 418300

Event description

HEAD CRUSHED BETWEEN STEEL COIL AND UNCOILING MANDREL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN HIS HEAD WAS COMPRESSED BETWEEN AN 8000 POUND COIL O F STEEL AND THE UNCOILING MANDREL OF THE SLITTER MACHINE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AS THE COIL OF STEEL WAS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM THE COIL CAR TO THE UNCOILING MA NDREL.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
769

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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