OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14482079
CRAIG & SON LUMBER COMPANY
CRAWFORD, WV·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by metal bar
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using nylon straps and a ratchet to secure a load of lumber onto a trailer. The ratchet failed to engage, throwing out the metal breaker bar. It struck Employee #1 in the right eye area, killing him. Because Employee #1 was left-handed, he was standing to the right of the bridge ratchet, where it was ve ry difficult to see the ratchet.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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