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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14484117

CHAS. FREIHOFER BAKING CO.INC.

Event
CHEST, GIRDER, CLEANING, CRUSHED, TROUGH
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2248235
Employer profile
CHAS. FREIHOFER BAKING CO.INC.
Summary number
14484117
Report ID
213100

Event description

Employee crushed between dough cart and girder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning out a dough cart. He was hit in the chest by the metal cart and pushed into a metal girder. He extricated himself from between the gird er and cart and then fell to the floor. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a h ospital at 4:30 am. He had been crushed to death.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 62 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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