OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14487847
PARKWAY RECYCLING, CORP.
BROOKLYN, NY·
Event description
Employee dies of injuries related to fall into crusher unit
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, who operates a crusher unit, suffered a diabetic attack and passed out. He fell over the rail and into the hopper of the rock crusher, which breaks up concrete to small stone aggregate. Employee #1 died from medical complicatio ns due to his leg injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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