OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14495212
U.S. DOD, OKLAHOMA CITY AIR LOGISTICS CENTER
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OK·
Event description
Two employees killed when struck by vertical conveyor
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were attempting to unjam the 100017 conveyor's carrier in a nd malfunction, coupled with human error. two-story freon vapor degreaser. Their efforts to move the jammed conveyor up an d down allowed the conveyor chain to slacken. When the chain was raised, the con necting hook rolled out so only the jammed parts' containers held up the carrier . The employees, unaware the hook had rolled out, continued to work at the jam u ntil they freed the carrier. The carrier then fell, catching Employee #1 at wais t between the top of the carrier and the door frame. He sustained multiple traum atic injuries and was killed. Employee #2 fell into the freon solution and died of acute trifluoroethane intoxication. Causal factors include equipment design a
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2485
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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