OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14473516

PPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-03-28T00:00:00

Event: PPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14473516
Report ID: 521400

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING STEEL COIL

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was unloading a semi-trailer loaded with steel band coils which were sitting upright on wood cribbing. Employee #1 cut the steel banding holding the coils together, when two coils fell. One coil fell onto its flat side and trapp ed him inside its eye. The other coil fell over and struck him on the head and k illed him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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