OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818682
HEAD,COUNTERBALANCE,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,CUTTING AND BURNING
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY A 2000 LBS COUNTER WEIGHT
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cutting bolts with a welding torch to dismantle an old conveyor line. Employee #1 placed his head inside the frame that held the counter weight. When the counter weight came down, Employee #1's head was crushed and he was ki lled.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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