OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221561491

LANE STEEL CO. INC.

MC KEES ROCKS, PA— 2023-05-05T00:00:00

Event: Automatic Machine, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught By, Chest, Crushed, Crushing, Hydraulic Equipment, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Packing House, Pinned, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 331221
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346676463
Employer profile: LANE STEEL CO. INC.
Summary number: 221561491
Report ID: 0317500

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed in machine

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on May 5, 2023, an employee was troubleshooting a Pomacon packaging machine that was malfunctioning and was trying to fix it when a hydraulic moving part pinned him against the top of the machine. The employee's chest was crushed, and he subsequently died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
754

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