OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470447

CHEST,SEVERED,FRACTURE,LOSS OF BLOOD,LIVER,RIB,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOST CONTROL

1985-01-27T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,SEVERED,FRACTURE,LOSS OF BLOOD,LIVER,RIB,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14470447
Report ID: 316700

Event description

STRUCK IN CHEST BY OVERTURNING METAL CABINET

Investigation abstract

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A 7 FOOT HIGH, 620 POUND METAL CABINET, MANUFACTUR ED BY THE TAB CORP. THEY WERE "WALKING" THE CABINET ALONG BY ROCKING IT FROM SID E TO SIDE. THEY LOST CONTROL OF THE CABINET AND IT TIPPED OVER, STRIKING EMPLOYE E #1 IN THE CHEST. HE SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS AND A SEVERED LIVER. HE DIED ON JANUA RY 27, 1985 FROM INTERNAL BLEEDING.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
27

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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