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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470058

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14470058
Report ID
317500

Event description

Two employees killed when struck by falling steel billets

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 and #2 were unhooking a crane load. They were standing next to an 8 0 in. high pile of steel billets; each billet was 6 3/4 in. square by 35 ft long , and weighed 2 1/2 tons. Three billets fell off the top of the pile and struck Employees #1 and #2, killing them.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Fatality Age 43 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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