OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402556
CHEST,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,WINCH
Event description
Employee killed when struck by poles
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 1989, Employee #1 was riding in the bac k of a pole truck. He was standing behind the driver and holding onto the headac he rack. The truck's hook was not snubbed to the rear of the truck and the winch was engaged without anyone realizing it. The winch pulled the hook up to the to p pulley and then pulled the A-frame poles over the top. The poles struck Employ ee #1, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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