OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14428635
PINSETTER,REPAIR,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,MECH MALFUNCTION,FOOT,WARNING SIGN
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
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#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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