OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221652639

WHITFIELD PAVING CO.

COMMERCE, GA· 2024-03-26T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Conveyor, Cylinder, Hopper, Hydraulic, Pinned, Pressure, Struck By, Trapped
NAICS: 811310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347372500
Employer profile: WHITFIELD PAVING CO.
Summary number: 221652639
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee is killed when caught between hopper and frame

Investigation abstract

At 11:05 a.m. on March 26, 2024, an employee was attempting to locate a hydraulic leak underneath the conveyor hopper area. When the hydraulic pressure was released from the cylinder, the hopper bed came down and struck the employee, trapping him between the hopper bed and the lower frame area. The employee was killed due to mechanical asphyxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
594

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