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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382642

REPAIR,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,PRESS

Event
REPAIR,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,PRESS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14382642
Report ID
521400

Event description

REPAIRMAN CRUSHED IN WELDING PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MAKING REPAIRS ON A LARGE WELDING PRESS. HE POSITIONED HIS UPPER INSIDE THE POINT OF OPERATION WHILE ALL THE POWER SWITCHES WERE IN THE "ON" POS ITION. THE NEW PART HE PLACED IN THE PRESS ACTIVATED A LIMIT SWITCH, WHICH, IN T URN, CYCLED THE PRESS DOWN. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED IN THE PRESS.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    706
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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