OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671719
LAKESHORE BRICK, BLOCK, & BUILDING SUPPLIES
MERRILLVILLE, IN·
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY BLOCK TRANSFER BAR OF CUBER MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CUBER MACHINE, USED TO STACK CEMENT BLOCKS ONTO A SK ID. WHEN A LAYER OF CEMENT BLOCKS BECAME UNBALANCED, EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY REAC HED INTO THE BLOCK TRANSFER AREA (WITH THE MACHINE IN THE OPERATING POSITION) AN D WAS STRUCK AND KNOCKED INTO AN "I" BEAM BY THE BLOCK TRANSFER BAR. THE CUBER M ACHINE HAD THE BRAND NAME OF BESSER. THE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LIST ED AS A LACERATION OF BOTH LUNGS, THE THORAX, AND MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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