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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14469464

LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,CRUSHER,DOOR

Event
LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,CRUSHER,DOOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14469464
Report ID
317500

Event description

Employee crushed between door and crusher

Investigation abstract

Three employees were on timing a conveyor and the closing of a deflector door fo r a crusher. Without notifying the other two workers, one of the employees climb ed the outside of the crusher and dropped down into it. At the same time, the de flector door was activated and crushed him against the side of the crusher, kill ing him. The deflector door had its own power source.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    2

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