OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221713316

TOP-LINE DISTRIBUTORS, INC

PASADENA, TX— 2024-10-25T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Fracture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Oven, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pinned, Repair, Rotating Parts, Struck By, Torso, Unsecured
NAICS: 811412
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347845026
Employer profile: TOP-LINE DISTRIBUTORS, INC
Summary number: 221713316
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee dies from blunt trauma to torso when pinned by oven

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on October 25, 2024, an employee working for an appliance sales and repair service was removing the racks inside an oven. As the employee removed the racks they started to rotate and pinned the employee between a rack and the oven door. The oven was still connected to an electrical energy source during the work and the racks were not secured to prevent rotation. The employee died from blunt force trauma to his torso.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 86 M

Event type
1

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