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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733097

MAINTENANCE,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED

Event
MAINTENANCE,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
733097
Report ID
522300

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN PALLET CARS

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 a supervisor was between two mold pallet cars trouble shooting a hau l back device which was located in the center of the mold pallet car track syste m. He straddled the haul back device with his back to the mold pallet cars. Anot her employee noticed the cars began to move and activated the emergency stop how ever, the cars continued to move. Employee # 1's leg was caught preventing his e scape and he was fatally crushed. A lockout procedure had been developed and all employees trained, but procedures were not followed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 43 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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