OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221711138

OTECH CORPORATION DELAWARE

ROLLING PRAIRIE, IN— 2024-10-18T00:00:00

Event: Blade, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chute, Energized, Head, Inspecting, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Mixer Blade, Struck By
NAICS: 325211
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347828980
Employer profile: OTECH CORPORATION DELAWARE
Summary number: 221711138
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee dies of head trauma struck by running blender blade

Investigation abstract

At 9:57 p.m. on October 18, 2024, an employee working as a machine operator for a plastics manufacturer was checking the bottom chute of a ribbon blender. The machine was energized causing the employee to be struck by the blender blade. The employee died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
779

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