OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #758458

WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,MACHINE--MISC

1987-06-16T04:30:00

Event: WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,MACHINE--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 758458
Report ID: 551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN COPE AND BLOWPLATE OF A COREBLOWER

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 AM ON JUNE 16, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING BLOW TUBES O N A SHALCO 4-103 COREBLOWER MACHINE (SN 5620) WHILE LYING ON TOP OF THE BELL AND COPE. HE WAS USING A HAND HELD AIR POWERED DRILL. THE CORKBLOWER MACHINE CYCLED , RAISING THE COPE AND DRAG TO THE "UP" POSITION. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BETWEE N THE COPE AND THE BLOW PLATE, AND SUFFERED SEVERE INTERNAL INJURIES. HE WAS TAK EN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES AT 6:15 AM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
863

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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