OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478655

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONCRETE PANEL,CONSTRUCTION,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1986-12-08T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONCRETE PANEL,CONSTRUCTION,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14478655
Report ID: 317000

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling panel

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cutting the bands from a bundle of eight precast concrete panels stored vertically on a flatbed trailer. The outer panel, which weighed approxim ately 1,100 pounds, fell from the edge of the trailer and landed on top of Emplo yee #1. He sustained multiple injuries to most of his body, and died approximate ly 6 hours later.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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