OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #712604

HEAD,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,PRESS

1990-01-28T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,PRESS
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 712604
Report ID: 1054116

Event description

Employee's head crushed in press

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:15 p.m. on January 28, 1990. Employee #1 had loaded the prech es to this accident. arger on a Durand hot press. He proceeded to the control panel and activated the squaring carriage on the precharger. Apparently, Employee #1 stepped up onto a conduit approximately 40 inches from the floor either to straighten a panel or t o look at something else. The operating cycle was not stopped when this procedur e was conducted. Physical evidence indicates that Employee #1's head was crushed between the squaring carriage and a steel structural beam of the press. Paramed ics were summoned and responded from Riddle. Employee #1 was transported to Fore st Glen Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. There were no witness

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
777

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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