OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14383970

PILING,PIN,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,SHEARED

1988-11-14T00:00:00

Event: PILING,PIN,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,SHEARED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14383970
Report ID: 521400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling pilings

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:10 a.m. on November 14, 1988, Employee #1 was unloading 41 wo od pilings that were 25 ft long. He had removed the securing chains and dropped the rear upright support. He was dropping the front support when a pin on the su pport system sheared off, causing the pilings to fall. Employee #1 was struck an d killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
804

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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