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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352306

CHEST,CONCRETE MIXER,CRUSHED,NIP POINT,GEAR,UNGUARDED

Event
CHEST,CONCRETE MIXER,CRUSHED,NIP POINT,GEAR,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14352306
Report ID
418400

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN UNGUARDED GEARS ON A CEMENT MIXER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 STARTED A PRASCHAK CONCRETE MIXER, PROPERLY LOCATED FOR SAFE OPERATI ON. HE WAS LATER FOUND DEAD, WITH A CRUSHED CHEST, BETWEEN THE MAIN SHAFT GEAR A ND THE SMALL DRIVE GEAR. THESE GEARS, AS WELL AS 4 PULLEYS AND "V" BELTS, WERE U NGUARDED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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