{"id":"427d67b7-c570-46ca-aecc-116d8e9bf578","slug":"osha-markman-peat-robotic-arm-crushing-fatality-2024","kind":"fatality","headline":"OSHA: Worker crushed to death by robotic arm inside conveyor cage at Markman Peat Corp (2024)","summary":"On February 22, 2024, a 44-year-old machine operator at Markman Peat Corp. entered a robotic cage area on a production conveyor line. He was caught within the cage under a robotic arm and died from crushing injuries to his chest. The employer indicated the worker likely crossed the conveyor, causing the robotic arm to treat him as cargo and crush him between the equipment and the cage structure. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 1730087.015.","occurredAt":"2024-02-22T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":null,"deploymentId":null,"companyId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"catastrophic","rootCauseCategory":"human_operator_error","rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":1,"affectedUnitsBasis":"exact","remediationStatus":"acknowledged","regulatoryAction":"investigation","regulatoryBody":"OSHA","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":"fatal","fatalityCount":1,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":1,"createdAt":"2026-06-25T10:18:54.027Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-25T10:24:15.331Z","model":null,"deployment":null,"company":null,"derived":{"status":"active"},"sources":[],"responses":[],"statusEvents":[],"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/osha-markman-peat-robotic-arm-crushing-fatality-2024","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/osha-markman-peat-robotic-arm-crushing-fatality-2024","headline":"OSHA: Worker crushed to death by robotic arm inside conveyor cage at Markman Peat Corp (2024)","description":"On February 22, 2024, a 44-year-old machine operator at Markman Peat Corp. entered a robotic cage area on a production conveyor line. He was caught within the cage under a robotic arm and died from crushing injuries to his chest. The employer indicated the worker likely crossed the conveyor, causing the robotic arm to treat him as cargo and crush him between the equipment and the cage structure. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 1730087.015.","identifier":"427d67b7-c570-46ca-aecc-116d8e9bf578","datePublished":"2024-02-22T00:00:00.000Z","articleSection":"fatality","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"},"author":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"claimed-not-verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":0,"primary_source_types":[]}}}