OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237184
M & M WELDING & CONSTRUCTION CO
LEAGUE CITY, TX—
Event description
CRUSHED UNDER UNBLOCKED WASHING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC HOSE WHILE UNDER A LARGE PLANT-TYPE WASHIN G MACHINE. HE INADVERTENTLY REMOVED THE WRONG HYDRAULIC HOSE, ALLOWING THE WASHE R TO COME DOWN ON HIM. SAFETY STANCHIONS WERE AVAILABLE BUT NOT USED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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