OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515571

HEAD,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CONCRETE MIXER,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED

1984-05-08T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CONCRETE MIXER,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14515571
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee killed when crushed in cement mixer

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a one-ton cement mixer. He was apparently trying to re move something from the mixer when his hand became caught in the blades and he w as pulled in. His head was crushed by the rotating blades, killing him. The mixe r had a guard, but Employee #1 had evidently left it open. There were no witness es to the accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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