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Mechanic Dies After Being Crushed Under Electrical Cabinet
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2016/04/25
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Description:A 62-year-old male mechanic died after being crushed by a 993.5-pound electrical cabinet he was working on tipped over. The incident occurred in a decommissioned equipment storage area of a frozen food manufacturing facility. On the day of the incident, the victim was removing salvageable equipment from a nonworking electrical cabinet, when it tipped over and crushed him between the floor and the cabinet. The victim died less than an hour later from compressional asphyxia combined with chest and cervical spine injuries. Contributing Factors: 1. Rusted/deteriorated leg supports. 2. Unit not anchored to wall. NJ FACE investigators recommend that these safety guidelines be followed to prevent similar incidents: 1. A safety and health plan based on a job hazard analysis should be developed by the employer and followed where workers are assigned tasks. 2. Prior to working on any object with a potential tipping hazard, proper support and structural integrity should be ensured. 3. Any object with a potential tipping hazard should be adequately anchored to a permanently fixed point, such as wall or column.
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Pages in Document:1-8
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NIOSHTIC Number:20048334
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2016-104161
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 15NJ007, 2016 Apr; :1-8
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Federal Fiscal Year:2016
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Performing Organization:New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-15NJ007
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