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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14421374

HEAD,REPAIR,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,DECAPITATED

Event
HEAD,REPAIR,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,DECAPITATED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14421374
Report ID
728900

Event description

Employee partially decapitated by ejector machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was troubleshooting a problem with hydraulic cylinders on an ejector . As the ejector went forward, the floor moved backward, and the back of Employe e #1's head was caught and pinned against the scraper's frame, partially decapit ating him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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