OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221701675

J & P SERVICE INCORPORATED

GIDDINGS, TX— 2024-09-12T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Counterweight, Crane Counterweight, Pump, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 213112
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347756298
Employer profile: J & P SERVICE INCORPORATED
Summary number: 221701675
Report ID: 0625400

Event description

Employee is caught between counterweight arm and base of pum

Investigation abstract

At 1:45 p.m. on September 12, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a manufacturing sustained fatal internal injuries to his abdomen. company, was assisting with the assembly of a Mark II Pump Sending Unit. He was standing next to the sending pump unit as a crane moved the Sampson post into place. The brake was set and a safety chain was in place; however, the arms with counterweights were not otherwise secured while in the 11 o'clock position. During the task, a cotter pin on the brake drum popped out of place, allowing the shaft and internal mechanical parts to move. The arms with counterweights rotated downward from the 11 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position, catching Employee #1 between the arm and the base of the pump sending unit. He

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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