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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14428635

PINSETTER,REPAIR,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,MECH MALFUNCTION,FOOT,WARNING SIGN

Event
PINSETTER,REPAIR,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,MECH MALFUNCTION,FOOT,WARNING SIGN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14428635
Report ID
830500

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between parts of pinsetter

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a mechanic at a bowling alley, attempted to fix an automatic bowlin g machine pin setter that was malfunctioning. Ignoring the posted warning signs, Employee #1 crawled into the automatic machine without rendering the machine el ectrically safe. His foot activated the pin setting machine sequence, and he was crushed between the shuttle and the machine's table. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    503
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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