OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221509334
ASSEMBLERS, INC.
MC COOK, IL—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by moving part of machine
Investigation abstract
At 1:28 a.m. on October 29, 2022, Employee #1 was cleaning residual product from Medical Examiner. a machine. Employee #1 removed an inadequately secured guard to access the inside of the Tetra Pak Ice Cream Choice Filler A1 machine, Serial # Z5201420. While Employee #1 was inside the perimeter of the machine, the machine cycled, and Employee #1 became trapped and crushed by a moving part in the machine. A coworker used the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) of the machine and activated the machine to release Employee #1 from the machine. Employee #1 was pulled from the machine by coworkers, who administered CPR until Emergency Services arrived. Employee #1 was pronounced dead in the workplace by the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Event type
- 2
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