OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14552350
PATMARK
LINDEN, NJ—
Event description
CRUSHED BY RAM OF GARBAGE COMPACTOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ORDERED TO CLEAN THE CHARGING CHAMBER OF A TP2000 PHILADEPHIA TR E WORK. AMRAIL GARBAGE COMPACTOR. HE REMOVED THE COVER ON THE PISTON SIDE OF THE RAM. TH E RAM WAS CLOSED, WHICH LEFT AN OPEN AREA BEHIND THE RAM. HE CLIMBED IN BEHIND T HE RAM WITH A BRUSH AND DUST PAN AND STARTED CLEANING. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE COMPACTOR FEED ROOM, INSIDE THE BUILDING. HE THREW GARBAGE INTO THE COMPACTO R AND STARTED IT. HE DID NOT KNOW EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE THE COMPACTOR. EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO GET OUT AS THE COMPACTOR RAM CAME BACK TOWARD HIM. HE WAS CAUGHT BE TWEEN THE BACK OF THE RAM AND THE FRAME OF THE COMPACTOR. HE SUFFERED A CRUSHED ABDOMEN. HE WAS NOT TRAINED TO LOCK THE EQUIPMENT OUT BEFORE STARTING MAINTENANC
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 2
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