OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382667

FURNACE,FRACTURE,WALL,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SKULL,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION

1986-05-13T00:00:00

Event: FURNACE,FRACTURE,WALL,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SKULL,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14382667
Report ID: 521400

Event description

FURNACE PANEL WALL FELL ON EMPLOYEE; SKULL FRACTURED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING A POURED REFACTORY FROM AROUND THE WATER BOX OF A 46 IN CH STEEL MILL REHEAT FURNACE. THE REFRACTORY WAS POSITIONED ALONG THE ENTIRE BAS E OF THE PANEL WALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO CHIP AWAY THE REFRACT ORY. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 HAD CHIPPED OUT ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE REFRACTORY, THE FU RNACE WALL FELL, STRIKING HIM. HE DIED OF A FRACTURED SKULL.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
766

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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