OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606384
COLUMBUS MILLS, INC.
COLUMBUS, GA·
Event description
Janitor killed when caught in machinery
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a janitor in the service center where the carpet cut order machine machine off and on. The electrician finished, walked 20 ft to the wrapper contr ol, started back to the cabinet, and saw Employee #1 slump over on his knees. Th e electrician walked over to him and saw that his head and shoulder were caught between the roller bed and conveyor table. He was killed. If the roller bed is i n an up position and the power is turned off, the bed will automatically drop do wn to the conveyor table. is located, cleaned carpet debris from under and around the machine. He would tu rn the machine on, move the roller bed, which weighed several thousand pounds, t o a safe position, then turn the machine off. He would then clean the carpet thr ead and string from under the machine with a hook and blower. Around 12:15 a.m. on April 15, when Employee #1 arrived at the cut order machine, an electrician h ad the cabinet door open and was down on his knees making repairs. Employee #1 a sked, "How long before you finished?" The electrician said fifteen to twenty min utes. They never spoke again. During the repair, the electrician was turning the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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