OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369433

HEAD,DEMOLITION,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE BLOCK,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION

1987-02-23T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,DEMOLITION,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE BLOCK,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14369433
Report ID: 522300

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PIECE OF FALLING CONCRETE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT UP SCRAP METAL LOCATED BETWEEN CONCRETE TAN K BASES AT A TANK STORAGE FARM UNDER DEMOLITION. THE 14 TON CAUSTIC TANKS AND SU PPORTING BEAMS HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED. A PIECE OF CRACKED AND ERODED TANK BASE , ABOUT 5 FEET HIGH, 11 FEET LONG AND 12 TO 15 INCHES WIDE, TOPPLED OVER AND STR UCK EMPLOYEE #1. HIS HEAD WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE ADJACENT 6 FOOT TANK BASE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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