OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221362429
111976 - ROCK HARD COATINGS
VEEDERSBURG, IN·
Event description
Employee is struck on head by cover plate and dies from seve
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on May 5, 2021, an employee attempted to remove a cover plate from a pressurized air-media blaster tank. While removing the pressurized cover plate, the cover blasted outward and struck the employee on the forehead. The employee received severe head trauma and was transported to the hospital, where the employee died for these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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