OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526214
OKEELANTA CORP./GULF & WESTERN FOOD PRODUCTS CO.
SOUTH BAY, FL—
Event description
STRUCK BY FLYING CENTRIFUGAL PARTS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A CENTRIFUGAL. HE WAS KILLED WHEN THE CENTR IFUGAL RUPTURED, CAUSING PARTS TO FLY OFF AND STRIKE HIM. THE CENTRIFUGAL HAD BE EN WEAKENED OR WAS OVERSTRAINED BY IMPROPER OPERATION, WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUPTUR E. THE CENTRIFUGAL HAD NOT BEEN INSECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT NO PART HAD BEEN DANGEROUSLY WEAKENED. THERE WERE NO WRITTEN RECORDS OF REPAIRS AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PREVIOUSLY DONE.
Victim
-
#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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