OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221711658

RESOURCE RECYCLING, INC.

LIMA, OH— 2024-10-22T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Communication, Conveyor, Energized, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fire, Fracture, Hot Work, Hot Work Permit, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Technician, Torch burning, Waste Proc Fac
NAICS: 423930
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347833170
Employer profile: RESOURCE RECYCLING, INC.
Summary number: 221711658
Report ID: 0524700

Event description

Employee dies of blunt trauma in fall from inclined conveyor

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on October 22, 2024, an employee working as a machine maintenance also started when the coworker powered up the dye machine. The employee was moved along to the conveyor to the end and fell approximately 45-feet from the inclined conveyor to the hard ground below. The incident occurred outdoors but weather was not a factor. The coworker was not aware that the employee was on the conveyor when he turned it on, however, he did witness the employee's fall. The employee died from multiple blunt force injuries. technician was on an inclined conveyor preparing to maintain its gearbox. The employee was on top of the "naturals" conveyor (#C8) associated with the Colorbiotics mulch dye machine while a coworker performed torching tasks to repair the adjacent outfeed conveyor, which is also associated with the mulch dye machine. The mulch ignited due to sparks created during torching causing the coworker to cease torching and leave to get a bucket of water for the fire. The coworker turned on the dye machine so there was power to operate the machine's water pump and retrieve the water. The conveyor that the employee was working on

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
519

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