OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278048

WIRE ROPE,WORK RULES,BROKEN CABLE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1985-02-06T00:00:00

Event: WIRE ROPE,WORK RULES,BROKEN CABLE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14278048
Report ID: 112000

Event description

STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING TRASH CONTAINER

Investigation abstract

A WINCH CABLE (WIRE ROPE) SNAPPED WHILE THE WINCH WAS BEING USED TO LOWER A TRAS H CONTAINER. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STANDING NEARBY, WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE FALLING CONTAINER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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