OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14363956

UNSECURED,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,HOPPER

1988-04-26T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,HOPPER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14363956
Report ID: 552700

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH BY FALLING AGGREGATE HOPPER

Investigation abstract

AN OVERHEAD AGGREGATE HOPPER WITH A CAPACITY OF 300 TO 500 TONS WAS SUSPENDED AP PROXIMATELY 15 FEET ABOVE A WORK AREA. THE HOPPER FELL AND TRAPPED FOUR EMPLOYEE S. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE RESCUED WITHIN MINUTES. THEY WERE EXAMINED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. EMPLOYEE #1, THE FOURTH EMPLOYEE, WAS FOUND SOME FIVE HOURS LATER. HE HAD BEEN CRUSHED TO DEATH BY FALLING DEBRIS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
777

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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