OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735456

CHAIN,CLOTHING,HEAD,REPAIR,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,SPROCKET

1987-02-09T00:00:00

Event: CHAIN,CLOTHING,HEAD,REPAIR,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,SPROCKET
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 735456
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee killed when caught in chain and sprocket drive

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were under an Ad Cowest edger (Serial No. 10727) plac ing a chain back on the sprocket for the transfer table drive, which was the onl y equipment involved. While Employee #1 was installing the chain, the drive star ted back up and his jacket was caught in the drive, pulling him into the sprocke t. Employee #1 sustained head trauma and was killed. The machine had not been lo cked out before the employees started working on it.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
503

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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