Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400873

HILLS WELDING SERVICE

Event
CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100738566
Employer profile
HILLS WELDING SERVICE
Summary number
14400873
Report ID
626300

Event description

CRUSHED BY FALLING CONTROLLER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOVING A LARGE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER FOR NEW MACHINERY ON TWO SM ALL DOLLIES. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE DOLLIES TO MISS A CRACK IN THE FLOOR. THIS UNBA LANCED THE CONTROLLER, WHICH FLIPPED OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE CONT ROLLER AND CRUSHED.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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