OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570762

CHEST,MAINTENANCE,JAMMED,CRUSHED,FALL,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1986-01-15T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,MAINTENANCE,JAMMED,CRUSHED,FALL,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 570762
Report ID: 523420

Event description

EMPLOYEE AND LIFT CARRIAGE FELL; EMPLOYEE PINNED AND KILLED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 AND A MAINTENANCE MAN WERE CHECKING THE LIFTING MECHANISM OF A DIE H ANDLING MACHINE. THE CARRIAGE WAS NOT MOVING SMOOTHLY. THE MAST RAILS ON THE LIF TING CARRIAGE BECAME JAMMED WITH THE CENTER, OR FLOATING, MAST RAILS. THIS CAUSE D THE LIFTING CARRIAGE TO BE LIFTED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE MAST STRUCTURE. THE LI FTING CARRIAGE, CONSISTING OF THE OPERATOR PLATFORM AND THE MATERIAL PLATFORM, F ELL TO THE FLOOR. THE OPERATOR FELL WITH THE LIFTING CARRIAGE AND WAS PINNED ACR OSS THE CHEST AND NECK. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
14

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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