OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221604358
UNICAST COMPANY
BOYERTOWN, PA—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by machine
Investigation abstract
At 5:45 a.m. on September 8, 2023, an employee was standing on a surface in wheelabrator #7, cleaning castings from the machine. The employee was reaching into the bucket to pull castings out that did not fall out when the bucket was lifted. The wheelabrator #7 machine turned on while the employee was working and moved the bucket, pinching the employee between a metal bar the bucket bar. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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