OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221557960

ALLIANCE INTERIORS LLC DBA DETROIT AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

LANSING, MI— 2023-04-24T00:00:00

Event: Back, Belt Conveyor, Chest, Conveyor, Crushed, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Mold, Pinch Point, Sheared, Torch, Torso
NAICS: 336360
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346655749
Employer profile: ALLIANCE INTERIORS LLC DBA DETROIT AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Summary number: 221557960
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee sustains crushing injuries when caught in conveyor

Investigation abstract

At 11:15 a.m. on April 24, 2019, an employee working for an automobile parts manufacturer was torching thermoplastic polyolefins (TPO) material. The employee walked along each side of the mold torching it as he went around the material walking around a conveyor. The employee caught himself in the conveyor and was crushed between the mold and the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized to treat crushing injuries to his body and head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Event type
2

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