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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14371488

DRAG CHAIN CONVEYOR,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,SPROCKET,DISCONNECTING MEANS

Event
DRAG CHAIN CONVEYOR,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,SPROCKET,DISCONNECTING MEANS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14371488
Report ID
522000

Event description

CRUSHED IN CONVEYOR

Investigation abstract

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:10 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED INTO THE HO USING OF THE NUMBER 11 DRAG CHAIN CONVEYOR, LOCATED OVERHEAD ON THE MAIN FLOOR O F THE POWERHOUSE. THE ELECTRICAL POWER DISCONNECT FOR THIS CONVEYOR WAS NOT LOCK ED OUT AND TAGGED. THE CONVEYOR WAS SOMEHOW ACTIVATED, ALLOWING A DRAG BUCKET TO MOVE. THE DRAG BUCKET CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER BACK AREA, PULLING HIM A GAINST THE STATIONARY HOUSING AND OVER THE SPROCKET END OF THE CONVEYOR.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 43 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1

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