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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478218

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,UNTRAINED,LEG,FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
UNSECURED,WORK RULES,UNTRAINED,LEG,FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14478218
Report ID
111100

Event description

3 EMPLOYEES STRUCK BY FALLING METAL CONVEYOR PLATE

Investigation abstract

A GROUP OF MILLWRIGHTS AND THEIR HELPERS WERE CONSTRUCTING A CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK. ITS SUPPORT AND FELL 9 FEET INTO THE PIT. THE HELPER ON THE APRON RECEIVED A LEG FRACTURE. THE HELPER IN THE CONVEYOR PIT ALSO RECEIVED A LEG FRACTURE. THE MILL WRIGHT WHO WAS WORKING IN THE PIT RECEIVED A BACK INJURY. POOR COMMUNICATION AND A LACK OF TRAINING CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. A CONVEYOR APRON, ROUGHLY 3 FEET BY 12 FEET, WEIGHING OVER 1000 POUNDS, WAS EMP LACED THROUGH THE USE OF A CRANE AND CHOKERS ATTACHED TO THE STRUCTURAL STEEL OF THE CONVEYOR. BEFORE THE CONVEYOR APRON WAS BOLTED IN PLACE, THE CHOKER WAS REM OVED FROM THE APRON BY A MILLWRIGHT, WHO THEN BEGAN RIGGING ANOTHER APRON. A WIL LWRIGHT HELPER IN THE CONVEYOR PIT (UNDER THE APRON) BEGAN WORK ASSUMING THAT TH E APRON WAS SUPPORTED BY THE CONVEYOR STRUCTURE AND CRANE. A SECOND HELPER OBSER VED THE CHOKER BEING REMOVED FROM THE APRON, BUT ASSUMED IT WAS BOLTED IN PLACE AND BEGAN GRINDING AND KNOCKING THE PADEYES OFF. THE APRON SUDDENLY SLIPPED OFF

Victims (5)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    2
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  5. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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