OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221672512

CUISINE SOLUTIONS SAN ANTONIO

SAN ANTONIO, TX· 2024-06-07T00:00:00

Event: Activated, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught In, Communication, Conveyor, Ear, Face, Falling Object, Food processing, Gate, Head, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Interlock, Jammed, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Miscommunication, Pinch Point, Pinched, Safety Device, Stuck, Technician, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 311412
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347537078
Employer profile: CUISINE SOLUTIONS SAN ANTONIO
Summary number: 221672512
Report ID: 0625500

Event description

Employee dies from head injuries when caught in energized ma

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on June 7, 2024, an employee working as a machinery maintenance employee died as a result of his injuries. technician for a frozen food manufacturer was troubleshooting a ring remover since food trays were getting stuck. The employee bypassed the magnetic safety interlock gates and crawled underneath the conveyor. A coworker, the machine operator, was not aware that the employee was underneath the machine when he turned the machine from manual to auto and reactivated the machine to get it unjammed. The employee was struck by the carriage of the ring remover as a result. According to the police report, the employee had apparent trauma to his head and a deep laceration on his left cheek from his ear to his chin. The

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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