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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505028

CHEST,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED

Event
CHEST,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14505028
Report ID
728500

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED CLEANING HOSPITAL BED SPRINGS

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:10 PM ON MARCH 1, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1, AN EXPERIENCED HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPER, WAS IN ROOM 312 CLEANING THE SPRINGS ON A HOSPITAL BED (MODEL 55-3- 39-C-15, PROPERTY #33076). THE MATTRESS FRAME WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND THE SID E RAILS WERE IN THE DOWN POSITION. WHILE CLEANING THE SPRINGS UNDER THE MATTRESS FRAME, EMPLOYEE #1 TRIPPED A BAR THAT CAUSED THE MATTRESS FRAME MOTOR TO START RUNNING. THE MATTRESS FRAME STARTED TO LOWER. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO STOP THE MATTRESS FROM COMING DOWN, THE BED MALFUNCTIONED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN H ER CHEST WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE MATTRESS FRAME AND THE HEADBOARD.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 47 F

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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