OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400246

BEAM,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1985-09-13T00:00:00

Event: BEAM,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14400246
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by falling steel beams

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in the vicinity when four 60 ft long stacked (laced) beams with 8 in. flanges fell from the end of a transfer conveyor. He was struck by two bea ms as they fell, sustaining multiple injuries. Employee #1 was crushed and kille d.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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