OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485726
FRONTIER AUTO WRECKING INC.
TONAWANDA, NY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING SHEAR MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A WOOD BLOCK UNDER A SHEAR MACHINE, WEIGHING OVER TWO TONS, WHILE THE MACHINE WAS BEING LIFTED BY ONE FORK OF A FORK LIFT TR UCK. THE LOAD TIPPED OVER, STRIKING AND CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 16 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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