OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221589328

NIBCO INC.

BLYTHEVILLE, AR— 2023-08-08T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Closed, Crushed, Crushing, Gate, Head, Molding Machine, Neck, Repair
NAICS: 331511
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346891815
Employer profile: NIBCO INC.
Summary number: 221589328
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee is killed when bend gates close on head

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 a.m. on August 8, 2023, an employee was making repairs to the bend gates of a blow molding machine and welding a metal plate onto the sand bin door. A coworker was assisting by using a chain hoist to lower a bucket with equipment and the tools down to the employee. The employee instructed the coworker to plug in the air hose which caused the bend doors to close on his neck. The coworker ran down and saw the bend gates had closed on the employee's neck and ran to get help. The employee suffered lacerations and blunt force trauma to his head, neck, left ear, and right jaw and subsequently died due to his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
549

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