OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14428882
J M S, INC.
PARACHUTE, CO·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by falling rock
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working on a control roller for a conveyor belt system. A pickup truck was parked with its rear to the conveyor belt and next to a high wall on the travel way. Freezing temperatures and thawing caused rocks to break loose fr om the wall and strike Employee #1. The wall was not protected by a fence, barri er, or a wire mesh screen.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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
-
#982 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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