OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14261937
GAMBLE BROTHERS
LOUISVILLE, KY—
Event description
CRUSHED BETWEEN PARTS OF LUMBER STACKING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, AT AN EXPOSED POSITION IN A "LAWSON STACKER" (LUMBER HANDLING EQUIP MENT), TOLD A CO-WORKER TO START THE MACHINE TO FACILITATE ITS OILING. WHEN THE MACHINE STARTED, HE WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN MOVING PARTS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A MATERIAL HANDLING LABORER/HELPER. THE MACHINE OPERATOR WAS ABSENT. NO SPECIFI C WORK PROCEDURES OR RULES HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR OILING THE MACHINE. NO TRAIN ING INSTRUCTIONS HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE HELPERS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 27
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 864
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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