OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14317739
UE & C CATALYTIC
DELAWARE CITY, DE·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LIFTING LUG FAILS -TWO MORE INJURED
Investigation abstract
Four employees were in the process of lifting the top portion of a dipleg to rem ove it from a coker unit. Overhead chain hoists were attached to five lifting lu gs. One lifting lug failed causing the dipleg to shift and swing out of control. Employee #1 was pinned by the dipleg and killed. The dipleg also struck Employe e #2 resulting in injuries his hand, and caused injuries to Employee #3 which di d not require hospitalization. Employee #4 become nervous and nauseous, but did not require hospitalization.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 44 Male
- Nature of injury
- Asphyxia (2)
- Part of body
- CHEST (5)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- METAL PRODUCTS (28)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- MATERIALS HANDLG EQUIP./METHOD (8)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 29 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- METAL PRODUCTS (28)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- MATERIALS HANDLG EQUIP./METHOD (8)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- HAND(S) (12)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- METAL PRODUCTS (28)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- MATERIALS HANDLG EQUIP./METHOD (8)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 Male
- Nature of injury
- Other (21)
- Part of body
- NERVE SYST (29)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- METAL PRODUCTS (28)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- MATERIALS HANDLG EQUIP./METHOD (8)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.