OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #978452

CHEST,KNIFE,PRINTING PRESS,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT

1988-05-03T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,KNIFE,PRINTING PRESS,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 978452
Report ID: 454712

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN PRINTING/CUTTING PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 OPENED AND ENTERED A PRINTING/CUTTING PRESS TO TAKE A MEASUREMENT OF THE KNIVES THAT MAKE SPLITS IN BOX STOCK. THE MACHINE SEPARATES TO ALLOW ENTRY. EMPLOYEE #1 FAILED TO LOCKOUT THE PRESS. THE MACHINE OPERATOR CLOSED THE MACHIN E UP, TRAPPING EMPLOYEE #1 AT THE CHEST AND KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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