OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14233019

STEEL,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,CONCRETE,CUTTING AND BURNING

1988-10-12T00:00:00

Event: STEEL,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,CONCRETE,CUTTING AND BURNING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14233019
Report ID: 316700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY STEEL TRIANGULAR SUPPORTS

Investigation abstract

An employee was burning on an 8-in. steel I-beam. He accidentally bumped a store d pile of steel triangular supports behind him. The supports fell onto the emplo yee, crushing and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
889

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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