OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541858
OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,MECH MAT HANDLING,STRUCK BY,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Event description
CAUGHT BETWEEN MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO MATERIAL HANDLING UNITS. HE WAS OPERATING A F IXED UNIT WITH HIS BACK TO A MOVING UNIT. THE MOVING UNIT WAS BACKING UP. EMPLOY EE #1 WAS IN THE UNIT OPERATOR'S BLIND AREA. HE STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 257
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 2
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