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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14429526

PORTABLE POWER TOOL,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,NIP POINT

Event
PORTABLE POWER TOOL,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,NIP POINT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14429526
Report ID
830500

Event description

Employee killed when crushed in conveyor

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using an electric hand-held drill with a wire brush attachment t o clean a pour table that was next to an insulation laminating machine. When the brush attachment became caught in the in-feed conveyors of the laminating machi ne, Employee #1 was pulled, head first, into the machine. He was crushed into th e 2 in. space between the rollers from his head to his knees before the conveyor could be shut off. Employee #1 died instantly. He was working alone at the time of the accident.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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