OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14413173

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONCRETE PANEL,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE POSITION

1984-08-20T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONCRETE PANEL,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14413173
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by concrete panels

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a construction laborer, and a coworker were attempting to jack up s ome 6,700 lb concrete panels by hammering shims under the support. One of the co lumns was out of line by approximately 1 in., causing the panel(s) to slip or fa ll off. A chain reaction ensued and all of the panels fell on top of Employee #1 . He was killed and his coworker was seriously injured.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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