OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14562656

AIR PRESSURE,HEAD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,INFLATING,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FLYING OBJECT,AIR LINE,PRESSURE RELEASE,TIRE

1988-10-20T00:00:00

Event: AIR PRESSURE,HEAD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,INFLATING,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FLYING OBJECT,AIR LINE,PRESSURE RELEASE,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14562656
Report ID: 214700

Event description

Employee killed when struck by machine parts under pressure

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was inflating a tire on the air-feed shaft of a Cincinnati buffing m achine, model 50A, serial #100488, when the threaded portion of the shaft failed . The bolt sleeve and retaining plate were propelled with great force due to the sudden pressure release. Some or all of the pieces struck Employee #1 in the he ad, causing a serious concussion. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
1

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