OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14493738

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CARDIAC ARREST,CRUSHED,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD

1985-08-22T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CARDIAC ARREST,CRUSHED,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14493738
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling sucker rods

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on August 22, 1985, Employee #1, an oil field worker, was unloadin g two bundles of sucker rods from a trailer. The rods became off balance, and th e 4,000 lb load fell on his lower body. Employee #1 died of cardiopulmonary arre st.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
1

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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