OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221511389
ADVANCED FEEDSCREWS, INC.
NEW CASTLE, PA—
Event description
Employee dies from blood clot after incurring blunt force tr
Investigation abstract
On November 7, 2022, an employee was using a crane to move a 1,500 lbs. feed screw from a machine to an aisleway. When the nylon sling broke, the feed screw struck the employee, knocking him to the ground. The employee suffered a dislocated shoulder and chest and sternum fractures. The employee died in the hospital twelve days later as a result of a blood clot
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Event type
- 1
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