OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221673270

ATCHISON TUBULAR MANUFACTURING

ATCHISON, KS· 2024-06-10T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Caught By, Crushed, Cutting, Head, Laceration, Machine operator, Metal Pipe, Rolling, Storage Rack, Unguarded, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 331210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347542128
Employer profile: ATCHISON TUBULAR MANUFACTURING
Summary number: 221673270
Report ID: 0729700

Event description

Employee dies of head injuries when caught by rolling metal

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 a.m. on June 10, 2024, an employee working as a machine operator for a metal pipe manufacturer working alone inside the trim building. The employee was trimming pipes and doing stenciling in a non-stenciling location near the out rack. As part of the process, 2,600-pound pipes roll out of the trimmer building towards the end of the out rack. The employee was caught between 2,633 pounds of metal pipe on the trim out rack from behind while stenciling. The employee died from crush injuries and lacerations, including head injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
705

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