OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14421374
NEBRASKA MACHINERY CO.
DIX, NE·
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
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#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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