OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14394498
CHEST,SHEARING MACHINE,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LOGGING,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee killed when caught between shear and tractor
Investigation abstract
On May 8, 1989, Employee #1, a shear machine operator, began normal maintenance work on the shear attachment. He had done similar maintenance work before. Becau se he thought he had control over the attachment, he decided not to retract it. He used a truck to support the shear attachment, which was not an unusual practi ce, but he did not check to see that the attachment was adequately supported by the truck before beginning his work. Employee #1 became caught between the shear attachment and the tractor, and suffered fatal internal chest injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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