OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14458012
CHEST,HEAD,WRECKING BAR,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
STRUCK BY FALLING WRECKING BAR
Investigation abstract
ON 10-04-84 AT APPROX. 10:15 A.M., THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY, ALONG WITH TWO OTHE EET ABOVE HIM AND IMBEDDED ITSELF IN HIS UPPER CHEST AREA. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEA DAT THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM AT 11:05. THE E/R DOCTOR FOUND THA T THE WRECKING BAR HAD STRUCK THE VICTIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND THEN IMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE UPPER RIGHT CHEST AREA, SEVERING THE SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY. A CCORDING TO INTERVIEWS TAKEN AT THE SCENE, THE NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR SECURING THE LOAD IS TO WRAP THE ROPE (1" IN DIAMETER) AROUND THE TOOLS ABOUT THREE TIMES AN D THEN HOOK IT. R EMPLOYEES, WERE ON THE TOP OF A ROW HOUSE, RETARRING THE ROOF. THIS CONSISTED OF LAYING DOWN NEW FELT AND HOT TAR. THE JOB WAS NEARLY COMPLETED. THE TWO EMPLO YEES WERE POSITIONED ON THE ROOF TOP. TOGETHER THEY WRAPPED A ROPE AROUND A SHOV EL, CROW BAR, AND A 5' LONG WRECKING BAR, AND LASHED IT WITH A HOOK. THE HOOK WA S ATTACHED TO THE END OF THE ROPE. THE ROPE WAS LAID OVER A PULLEY SYSTEM CONSIS TING OF ONE 12"DIA. PULLEY. THIS WAS LOCATED AT THE ROOF'S TOP EDGE. THE OTHER E MPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE PULLEY SYSTEM FROM THE SIDEWALK BELOW. WHILE THE EMPLO YEE AT GROUND LEVEL WAS LOWERING THE TOOLS, THE WRECKING BAR SLID OUT ABOUT 20 F
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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