OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14434963

ROBOT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,UNGUARDED,HOPPER,INATTENTION

1987-06-29T00:00:00

Event: ROBOT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,UNGUARDED,HOPPER,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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 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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