OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692673
TARMAC LONESTAR, INC.
CHESAPEAKE, VA·
Event description
STRUCK AND KILLED BY CONCRETE PIPE MACHINE COMPONENT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO USE A HYDROTILE 8-24 CONCRETE PIPE MACHINE. BEFORE SHED SKULL AND A POSSIBLE BROKEN LEG. IT COULD BE USED, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REQUIRED TO DISLODGE AN ACCUMULATION OF CONCRE TE ON THE PACKERSHAFT. HE WAS WORKING FROM A PLATFORM APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET ABOV E FLOOR LEVEL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPARENTLY IN A SITTING POSITION. HE WAS STRUCK B Y THE STEEL BRACKET OF THE CROSSHEAD MECHANISM. THE CROSSHEAD MECHANISM IS USED TO TRIGGER A LIMIT SWITCH. EMPLOYEE #1'S DEATH WAS APPARENTLY THE RESULT OF A ME CHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO EQUIPMENT BLOCKING AND ELECTRICAL LOCKOUT PRIOR TO MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WERE NOT FOLLOW ED. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN NECK. OTHER INJURIES INCLUDED A CRU
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 758
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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