Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14434963

DEL MONTE CONTAINERS

Event
ROBOT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED, HOPPER, INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100922590
Employer profile
DEL MONTE CONTAINERS
Summary number
14434963
Report ID
950600

Event description

Employee crushed and killed by robot arm

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing in front of the hopper leading to a body maker. When a robot arm tried to put some metal plates into the hopper, Employee #1 was crushe d between the hopper and the metal plates. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    8
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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