OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437594
RIGGING,HOIST,STRUCK BY,SLING,TANK
Event description
Employee killed when struck by box on tank
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a hoist to roll a 6 ft by 8 ft steel tank. The tank had a 4 ft by 2 ft box on the outside. When the tank rolled, the box came over the top midway point and struck Employee # 1, who was standing in its path. He was kill ed. The slings used to roll the tank were improperly rigged.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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