OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253611
FRACTURE,SUSPENDED LOAD,CONSTRUCTION,PELVIS,STRUCK BY,CONVEYOR BELT,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURES WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING CONVEYOR BELT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A CONVEYOR BELT ON A NEW CONVEYOR. THE BELT WAS SUSPENDED BY CRANE 4 FEET ABOVE THE WORKING SURFACE. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTACHING A TAG WHEN THE CRANE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE LOAD TO DROP. TH E CONVEYOR BELT BOUNCED OFF THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS HOSPITAL IZED FOR A BROKEN PELVIS.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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