OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506760

SASHCO INC

DENVER, CO— 1985-04-01T00:00:00

Event: CHEST, PISTON, COMPRESSED AIR, HIGH PRESSURE, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, ARM, FACE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #650291
Employer profile: SASHCO INC
Summary number: 14506760
Report ID: 830500

Event description

PISTON OF STUFFING MACHINE BLEW OUT, STRIKING EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING THE TOP OF THE STUFFING MACHINE. COMPRESSED AIR WAS BEI NG BLOWN UNDER THE PISTON AT THE SAME TIME. AS THE AIR PRESSURE BUILT UP UNDER T HE PISTON (UP TO 105 P.S.I), THE PISTON WAS BLOWN OUT THROUGH THE TOP OF THE MAC HINE, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE, CHEST AND ARMS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
1

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