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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350227

WORK RULES,CRUSHED,CRANE,INATTENTION

Event
WORK RULES,CRUSHED,CRANE,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14350227
Report ID
418300

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF STACKER CRANE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING ON TOP OF THE SAFETY CAGE ("MONKEY CAGE), ON THE CARRIAGE OF THE STACKER CRANE. THE CRANE IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE AUTOMATIC STORAGE A ND RETREIVAL SYSTEM. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE SAFETY CAGE AND THE STEEL CROSS MEMBER WHICH CONNECTS THE DUAL MASTS OF THE STACKER CRANE, 90 FEET ABOVE FLOOR L EVEL.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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