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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #764084

REPAIR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,HYDRAULIC CYLINDER,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT

Event
REPAIR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,HYDRAULIC CYLINDER,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
764084
Report ID
931200

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH BY FALLING MACHINE ROLLER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED TWO HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS FROM THE "ROLL-UP" PORTION OF A CARP D WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE ROLLER AND AGAINST EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY. ET CUTTING MACHINE AS ONE OF THE CYLINDERS APPEARED TO NEED REPAIR. AFTER COMPLE TING THE REPAIR, EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN TO RE-INSTALL THE CYLINDERS WITH THE TAKE-UP ROLLER IN THE MOST UPWARD (UNSECURED) POSITION. HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE INSERTING THE PIN THROUGH THE CYLINDER AND BRACKET SO EMPLOYEE #2 ATTEMPTED TO LINE UP THE CYLINDER AND BRACKET BY FORCING THE CYLINDER INTO PLACE WITH A CROWBAR. THE CRO WBAR SOMEHOW FREED THE UNSECURED ROLLER SO THAT IT FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, PINNING HIM AGAINST A STEEL FRAME AND CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERE D A HAND INJURY WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL EMPLOYEE #1 BY GRABBING HIS SHIRT. HIS HAN

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    2

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