OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350532
JOHNSTON CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO INC
HUNTSVILLE, AL—
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN MIXER HE WAS CLEANING WAS ENERGIZED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A CONCRETE BLOCK MIXING MACHINE FROM THE INSIDE. THE MA CHINE WAS A BESSIR 50 CUBIC FOOT MIXER, POWERED BY A 40-HORSEPOWER AC 480-VOLT M OTOR. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE MIXER WITHOUT DE-ENERGI ZING IT AND LOCKING OUT THE POWER. WHILE HE WAS INSIDE, A FELLOW WORKER ENERGIZE D THE MIXER WITHOUT REALIZING THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE. EMPLOYEE #1'S FATAL I NJURIES INCLUDED CUTS TO VARIOUS PARTS OF HIS BODY AND MULTIPLE AMPUTATIONS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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