OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400022
SPENCER AIR & HEATING SYSTEMS, INC.
MARSHALL, TX—
Event description
CRUSHED BY TRASH COMPACTOR
Investigation abstract
ON APRIL 3, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:10 PM EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY CLIMBED UNDER URRED. A TRASH COMPACTOR GATE (EXPANDED METAL TYPE) AND ON TOP OF THE RAM. HE REACHED U NDER THE GATE AND PUSHED THE "ON" BUTTON. APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE WAS INTENDING TO USE IT AS AN ELEVATOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE TOP OF A MEAT COOLER WORK AREA. T HERE WERE 2 OPENINGS, 25 INCHES BY 30 INCHES IN THE TOP OF THE COMPACTOR. EMPLOY EE #1 APPARENTLY SLIPPED OR FELL. HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS WERE CRUSHED BETWEEN TH E RAM AND A BRACE IN THE TOP MIDDLE AREA OF THE TRASH COMPACTOR. A FELLOW EMPLOY EE HEARD HIM SCREAM. HE RAN FOR HELP, AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. T HE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRONOUNCED HIM DEAD A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCC
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- 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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