OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221494024
75504 - SUNDARAM CLAYTON USA LLC
RIDGEVILLE, SC—
Event description
Employee is killed when pinned between furnace and guardrail
Investigation abstract
On August 31, 2022, an employee was working as an operator on the Westomat ProDos Furnace. The employee stepped onto a step adjacent to the yellow guardrail. As the employee attempted to clear the pour spout of the furnace with needle nose pliers, the rotary table energized and cycled. The employee became pinned between the yellow guardrail and the furnace and sustained third degree burns to her upper torso, abdomen, and right hand. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 F
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
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