OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14430318

HEAD,SPINE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,UNTRAINED

1988-09-30T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,SPINE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14430318
Report ID: 830500

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by falling machine

Investigation abstract

Employees were setting up a packing machine that was manufactured by Massman Aut omation, model MA-101. The feet of the case erector were being adjusted so that the erector could be attached to the machine's main body. As the employees made the last adjustment, the case erector fell over onto Employee #1. He was killed, sustaining craniocerebral and spinal injuries. The employees were not trained o n how to assemble the machine. The case erector was not secured.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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