OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369409
SUNDORPH AERONAUTICAL CORP.
CLEVELAND, OH·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CHOKED TO DEATH WHEN CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC GATE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ALONE MAKING REPAIRS/ADJUSTMENT TO A GATE DRIVE MECHANIS THAT EMPLOYEE #1 CHOKED TO DEATH. THE COMPANY HAD NO FORMAL LOCKOUT PROCEDURE. M ON MARCH 25, 1988. AT 4:20 PM HE WAS FOUND WITH HIS NECK PINCHED BETWEEN THE V ERTICAL GATE POST AND CONTROL BOX SUPPORT POST. HIS POSITION INDICATED THAT HE W AS WORKING ON THE BACK OF THE CONTROL BOX ENCLOSURE IN A LEANED OVER POSE. A WRE NCH THAT FIT BOLT HEADS FOR BOTH THE ENCLOSURE COVER AT THE FRONT AND GUARD FOR THE CHAIN/GEAR ARRANGEMENT TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX AT THE REAR WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND BELOW EMPLOYEE #1'S HAND. THE GATE WAS OPEN SUFFICIENTLY TO HOLD HIM IN A PINCHED POSITION. THE DOOR ON THE CONTROL ENCLOSURE WAS OPEN. THE GATE SYS TEM WAS OSCO SLIDE GATE MODEL NO. HSLG411. FROM PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS IT APPEARS
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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