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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408628

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Event
Arm, Bleeding, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Chest, Contusion, Crushed, Entangled, Head, Laceration, Maintenance, Production Line, Rib, Robot, Struck By
NAICS
336310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345620959
Employer profile
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Summary number
221408628
Report ID
0524700

Event description

Employee is killed when entangled in machine

Investigation abstract

At 6:35 p.m. on November 3, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance work on the inside of the machine causing bleeding, contusions, lacerations, and bruises in the upper arms, chest, head and rib cage areas. a machine in the automotive engine parts manufacturing facility. As the employee performed maintenance on the tool brush inside the deenergized machine, his upper body was protruding through the part entry door on top of the machine. While working in this position, the energized gantry robot which moves parts to and from the individual machines across the crank shaft line, entered the employee's work zone and struck him. The employee was entangled and caught between the gantry's "grabber hand" and the side of the machine. The employee suffered fatal injuries due to entanglement at the waist level by the gantry and

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    519

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