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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391239

CHEST,WARNING LINE,PINNED,WORK RULES,COLUMN,CRUSHED

Event
CHEST,WARNING LINE,PINNED,WORK RULES,COLUMN,CRUSHED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14391239
Report ID
625700

Event description

Employee dies when crushed between debarking head and column

Investigation abstract

On September 19, 1988, Employee #1 entered into an unbarricaded area where he wa s struck by a debarking head and pinned against a support column. His chest was crushed and he died of his injuries 3 months later on December 13, 1988.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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