OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297584

UNSECURED,BLOCKS,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,MOTOR VEHICLE

1985-10-31T14:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,BLOCKS,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,MOTOR VEHICLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14297584
Report ID: 352420

Event description

CONCRETE BLOCKS BROKE; VEHICLE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

AT 2 PM ON OCTOBER 31, 1985, TWO EMPLOYEES LIFTED A JUNKED 1971 BUICK SKYLARK, U R. ALSO, THE EMPLOYER HAD REMINDED HIS EMPLOYEES NOT TO CRAWL UNDER VEHICLES NOT WELL SECURED. SING A LOADER/BACKHOE, TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE BOLTS. EIGHT INCH CONCRETE BLOCKS WERE STACKED 2-HIGH UNDER THE VEHICLE FOR SUPPORT. THE BACKHOE WAS KEPT CHAINED TO THE VEHICLE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. WHEN THE ENGINE BOLTS WE RE REMOVED THE BACKHOE WAS UNHOOKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMPLOY EE #1) CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY TO LOOK FOR OR TO RETRIEVE A TOOL, WH EN ONLY THE CONCRETE BLOCKS SUPPORTED THE LOAD. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE BLOC KS BROKE, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO DROP ONTO EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH . THE EMPLOYEE HAD CONSIDERABLE WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE AND SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTE

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
864

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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