OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445001

HEART,STAIR,WORK RULES,SLIP,CRUSHED,RIB,CATWALK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1986-11-18T06:15:00

Event: HEART,STAIR,WORK RULES,SLIP,CRUSHED,RIB,CATWALK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14445001
Report ID: 355111

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING CATWALK AND STAIR

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 AM ON NOVEMBER 18, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO PULL A WHEELED SCRAP BOX FROM BENEATH A SHEARING AND SHEETING MACHINE. HE WAS HOLDING O NTO THE GUARDRAIL OF THE STAIR AND CATWALK ASSMBLY BESIDE THE SHEARING AND SHEET ING MACHINE, TRYING TO PULL THE SCRAP BOX TOWARDS HIM WITH HIS RIGHT TOE. THE BO X'S HANDLE WAS AT THE OTHER END OF THE BOX. HIS LEFT FOOT PROBABLY SLIPPED ON AN ALUMINUM FOIL WRAPPER SOMEONE HAD LEFT ON THE FLOOR. HE FELL BACWARDS, PULLING THE STAIR AND CATWALK ASSEMBLY OVER ON TOP OF HIM. THE CATWALK STRUCK HIM IN THE RIBS AND STERNUM WHILE HE WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. HE SUFFERED FRACTURED RIBS, A FRACTURED STERNUM, AND A LACERATED HEART. HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
769

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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