OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14428635

FAIR LANES AURORA

AURORA, CO· 1988-10-16T00:00:00

Event: PINSETTER, REPAIR, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, MECH MALFUNCTION, FOOT, WARNING SIGN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #101443422
Employer profile: FAIR LANES AURORA
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 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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