OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14371488

GENERAL MOTORS CORP HARRISON RADIATOR DIV

MORAINE, OH— 1984-09-14T07:10:00

Event: DRAG CHAIN CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, DISCONNECTING MEANS
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1942812
Employer profile: GENERAL MOTORS CORP HARRISON RADIATOR DIV
Summary number: 14371488
Report ID: 522000

Event description

CRUSHED IN CONVEYOR

Investigation abstract

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:10 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED INTO THE HO USING OF THE NUMBER 11 DRAG CHAIN CONVEYOR, LOCATED OVERHEAD ON THE MAIN FLOOR O F THE POWERHOUSE. THE ELECTRICAL POWER DISCONNECT FOR THIS CONVEYOR WAS NOT LOCK ED OUT AND TAGGED. THE CONVEYOR WAS SOMEHOW ACTIVATED, ALLOWING A DRAG BUCKET TO MOVE. THE DRAG BUCKET CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER BACK AREA, PULLING HIM A GAINST THE STATIONARY HOUSING AND OVER THE SPROCKET END OF THE CONVEYOR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
3

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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