OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494330
CHEST,LOSS OF BLOOD,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,HAND TOOL
Event description
Employee killed when struck by sliver from sledge hammer
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was holding a 4 pound sledge hammer on the face of a steel shaft. Th e helper struck the small hammer with a 16 pound sledge to drive out the shaft w hen a 1/2 inch sliver from the large hammer struck Employee #1 in the chest. He told the helper that he was not hurt, but he was bleeding internally. He died at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 22
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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