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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527568

METAL WIRE,GLOVE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LACERATION,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED

Event
METAL WIRE,GLOVE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LACERATION,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14527568
Report ID
419400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT IN METAL WIRE NIP POINT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSPECTING 7 1/2" WIRE STRANDS OF .0197 STEEL AS IT WAS BEING RE -COILED FROM OVERHEAD. HIS CLOTHING, GLOVES OR BOTH WERE SNAGGED ON THE STRANDS' ROUGH EDGES. HE WAS THEN PULLED INTO THE UNGUARDED INGOING NIP POINT. HE RECEIV ED NUMEROUS SERIOUS CUTS AND LATER DIED IN THE HOSPITAL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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