OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14255319
HANFORD BRICK COMPANY
BURLINGTON, NC—
Event description
CRUSHED BETWEEN KILN CAR AND WALL OF DRYER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MAKING A "CHANGE OVER", THAT IS, REMOVING A KILN CAR FROM THE DR YER, PLACING THE CAR INTO THE KILN, THEN REPLACING THE CAR INTO THE DRYER TO FIL L IT TO CAPACITY. HE COMPLETED THE CHANGE FROM THE DRYER TO THE KILN. IN THE PRO CESS OF REPLACING THE CAR INTO THE DRYER HE SOMEHOW APPARENTLY POSITIONED HIMSEL F IN FRONT OF, AND TO ONE SIDE, OF THE KILN CAR GOING INTO THE DRYER. HE WAS PIN NED BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE KILN CAR AND THE INNER WALL OF THE DRYER. HE SUFFERE D A CRUSHED PELVIS AND LOWER BODY. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LISTED AS LOSS OF BLOO D AND TRAUMA.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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