Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #811604

CARIBE TUNA INC

Event
PINNED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR
NAICS
311711
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#18692947
Employer profile
CARIBE TUNA INC
Summary number
811604
Report ID
257250

Event description

Employee killed when pierced by auto-elevator

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was repairing an auto-elevator from the front. Suddenly another auto -elevator began to fall. Looking from behind, Employee #1 did not realize what w as happening, and was struck by the other auto-elevator. Employee #1 died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    6
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    507
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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