OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14472153

SCRAP YARD,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,CUTTING AND BURNING

1984-04-03T00:00:00

Event: SCRAP YARD,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,CUTTING AND BURNING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14472153
Report ID: 524200

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING PIECE OF SCRAP

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TORCH CUTTING A TIRE VULCANIZING MACHINE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE SCRAP YARD. HE CUT THROUGH A SECTION WHICH THEN FELL ON HIM, CRUSHING HIM TO DE ATH. THE CAUSAL FACTOR WAS MISJUDGEMENT OF A HAZARDOUS SITUATION

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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