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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195416

STRUCK BY,LEG

Event
STRUCK BY,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14195416
Report ID
352440

Event description

MATERIAL FELL ON LEG

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BRASS PLATES TO SEE BEHIND THEM. HE WAS IN FRONT OF THE BRASS PLATES WHEN HE PULLED THEM PAST THE CENTER POINT. THE BRASS PLATES WERE 1 INCH THICK BY 40 INCHES BY 44 INCHES, WEIGHTING 480 LBS EACH. THERE WERE TWO OF THEM. CAUSAL FACTOR: THE BRASS PLATES WERE PULLED PAST THE CENTER POINT AND THEY FELL.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    23
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    867
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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