OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470678

MYERS BROS DRILLING CONTRACTORS, INC.

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA· 1986-01-14T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, OFF LOADING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #811034
Employer profile: MYERS BROS DRILLING CONTRACTORS, INC.
Summary number: 14470678
Report ID: 316700

Event description

Employee dies after being struck on head by pipe

Investigation abstract

A wall casing was being hoisted from the back of a truck when the threaded cap, which was held by only two threads, came out. The pipe fell 10 feet, striking Em ployee #1 on the head. He died two days later.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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