OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #995936

CLEANING,WELDER,CAUGHT BY,CRUSHED,NIP POINT

1988-12-19T00:00:00

Event: CLEANING,WELDER,CAUGHT BY,CRUSHED,NIP POINT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 995936
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee killed when caught in pinch point of welder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning the welding tip of a welder when he accidentally activa ted the welder carriage, which crushed him. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
717

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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