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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14421564

STRUCTURE MOVING,COLLAPSE

Event
STRUCTURE MOVING,COLLAPSE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14421564
Report ID
728900

Event description

ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, SEVEN INJURED IN POTATO CELLAR COLLAPSE

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and seven other employees, were cleaning a potato cellar. The cellar was a free standing structure on a floating concrete pad. The employees were re -lining the roof of the cellar where it sagged. The structure shifted suddenly, its unit supports tilted, and the cellar collapsed, trapping Employee #1 and the other seven employees inside. Employee #1 was killed during the collapse. The o ther seven employees sustained injuries.

Victims (9)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    2
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    6
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    7
    Event type
    7
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

  5. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    15
    Event type
    7
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

  6. #6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    7
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

  7. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    7
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

  8. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    7
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

  9. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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