OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14308662

CRUSHED,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-09-20T00:00:00

Event: CRUSHED,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14308662
Report ID: 213400

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY STORED MATERIAL

Investigation abstract

The employee was riding past a stack of stored material. The material fell, crus hing his neck and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
7

Occupation code
856

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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