OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14458616

HEAD,PILE DRIVER,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,DECAPITATED,FALLING OBJECT

1984-08-01T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,PILE DRIVER,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,DECAPITATED,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14458616
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee killed when struck by pile driver hammer

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was lying between the leads of a raised pile driver hammer. The lock ing device on the hammer released and the hammer fell on Employee #1's head. He was decapitated.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
69

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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