OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #801944
KING ASPHALT CO.
LIBERTY, SC·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT IN UNGUARDED CONVEYOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRACK A COLD BIN CONVEYOR BELT. HE CLIMBED ONTO TH E STEEL FRAME NEXT TO THE CONVEYOR TO MAKE HIS ADJUSTMENT. HE WAS TRYING TO USE A 24 INCH ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO REACH AN ADJUSTMENT SCREW AT THE SIDE OF THE CONV EYOR BELT WHEN HIS LEFT ARM WAS SUDDENLY PULLED INTO THE CONVEYOR. HE DIED FROM BROKEN RIBS AND INTERNAL INJURIES SUFFERED IN THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD NOT RECEIVED SPECIFIC TRAINING IN THE CONVEYOR ADJUSTMENTS. ALSO, THE END OF THE CON VEYOR BELT WAS NOT GUARDED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 518
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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