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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369136

SHEARING MACHINE,UNSECURED,GUARD,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG

Event
SHEARING MACHINE,UNSECURED,GUARD,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14369136
Report ID
522300

Event description

HEAVY GUARD ON A LARGE SHEAR FELL, STRIKING TWO EMPLOYEES

Investigation abstract

A PIECE OF STEEL BEING HYDRAULICALLY PUSHED FROM A LARGE SHEAR MACHINE (WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 500 TONS) BECAME CAUGHT ON A GUARD SHIELD WHICH WAS NOT SECURED T O THE MACHINE. THE GUARD TOPPLED ONTO TWO EMPLOYEES WHO WERE SORTING SCRAP METAL CUT BY THE SHEAR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLOSE TO THE SHEAR (AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE S HAKER SORTER TABLE) AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE FATAL INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #2, ON THE EA ST SIDE, WAS ALSO STRUCK BY THE HEAVY (APPROXIMATELY 3 TONS IN WEIGHT) SHIELD, B UT WAS THROWN TO THE SIDE OF THE TABLE AND RECEIVED NON-FATAL LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT LEG. THE SHIELD HAS NOW BEEN SECURED TO THE MACHINE TO PREVENT ANY RECURR ENCE OF THIS TYPE ACCIDENT.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    23
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

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