OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485361
COLLAPSE,HEART ATTACK,SHOVEL
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED WHEN RESCUING PERSON TRAPPED IN GRAVEL BIN
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 discovered someone trapped in a gravel bin, notified the plant opera tor to shut the system down, and climbed into the bin and shoveled gravel in a r escue attempt. While doing this Employee #1 collapsed and was later pronounced d ead at a local hospital. Two children had been trapped in the bin.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 22
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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