OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14502934

HEAD,ASPHYXIATED,CONTROL LEVER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NECK,WORK PLATFORM

1989-03-29T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,ASPHYXIATED,CONTROL LEVER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NECK,WORK PLATFORM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14502934
Report ID: 729700

Event description

Employee dies of asphyxia caught between control and ceiling

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was shot blasting metal in the shot blast room. He was working on a job-made hydraulically-operated work platform when he apparently accidentally en gaged the operating handle to the lift mode. His neck and head were caught betwe en the handle and the ceiling. Employee #1 died of asphyxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
20

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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