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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549786

BELT,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,NIP POINT,PULLEY,CONVEYOR BELT

Event
BELT,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,NIP POINT,PULLEY,CONVEYOR BELT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14549786
Report ID
454713

Event description

EMPLOYEE CLEANING CONVEYOR BELT; CAUGHT & CRUSHED IN BELT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A UTILITY OPERATOR, DESCENDED INTO THE #1 CONVEYOR PIT TO REMOVE SO ME COKE LUMPS WHICH HAD BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE TAIL PUL LEY. HE USED A 3 FOOT SECTION OF 3/4 INCH PIPE TO KNOCK THE LUMPS FREE. HE WAS C AUGHT AND PULLED INTO THE BELT. HIS UPPER BODY BECAME JAMMED BETWEEN THE BELT AN D TAIL PULLEY, STALLING THE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR'S POWER SWITCH WAS THEN TURNE D OFF AND THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED (AFTER THE BELT WAS CUT). HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO T HE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY THE DOCTOR ON DUTY IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO TURN OFF, AND LOCK OUT POWER TO, THE CONVEYOR BELT BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN OUT THE LUMPS OF COKE.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    859
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    1
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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