OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400477

HEAD,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION,UNSTABLE LOAD

1985-12-04T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14400477
Report ID: 626300

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING STEEL PIPE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE AN OPEN TOP RAILROAD CAR REMOVING STEEL STRAPS FROM BUNDL ES OF STEEL PIPES. A FORKLIFT WAS BEING USED TO UNLOAD THE STEEL PIPES. THE FORK LIFT OPERATOR, WHO COULD NOT SEE EMPLOYEE #1, ASSUMED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AWAY FROM THE LOAD OF STEEL PIPE BEING LIFTED. ONE STEEL PIPE FELL FROM THE FORKS AND STRUCK AND CRUSHED THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD. HE APPARENTLY WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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