OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470611
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
WILLIAMSPORT, PA·
Event description
Employee Struck by Bobbin from Wire Closer Machine
Investigation abstract
On October 15, 1985, Employee #1 was standing at a wire rope closer machine. A c oworker, who was the operator of a nearby closer machine, noticed that a broken wire strand was beginning to appear on his machine. He hit the emergency stop bu tton, stopping his machine. At this time, Employee #1 started to walk towards th e rear of his machine. A bobbin the coworker's closer machine came out of the ma chine, flew approximately 30 feet through the air, and struck Employee #1 in the chest. He was killed instantly.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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