OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221531429

QUALITY COATINGS, INC.

CHANDLER, IN— 2023-01-24T00:00:00

Event: Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Mixer, Mixer Blade, Paint, Pulled In
NAICS: 333243
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346455942
Employer profile: QUALITY COATINGS, INC.
Summary number: 221531429
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee is killed when caught in mixer blade

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on January 24, 2023, an employee was cleaning a paint mixer while it was still running when his clothing got caught in the rotating blade of the mixer. The employee was pulled into the blade and suffered severe lacerations resulting in his death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
873

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