OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14375554
LOADING,SUSPENDED LOAD,CHAIN,RIGGING,STRUCK BY,SLING,CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY MATERIAL BEING LOADED
Investigation abstract
The employee was using an overhead crane to transfer assembly-line-related equip ment to a flatbed truck. The chain slings being used were not property rigged an d balanced, and the sling detached from the hook. The load dropped onto edge of the truck and bounced, striking and killing the employee.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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