OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496533

HEAD,BOOM,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,NECK,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1984-05-18T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,BOOM,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,NECK,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14496533
Report ID: 627100

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling pipe

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 used a hydraulic boom on the back of a truck to pick up a 470 lb pip e. He then lowered the boom to the ground to shorten the chain. He unhooked the chain from the boom hook and wrapped it around the end of the boom without reatt aching it to the boom hook. He raised the pipe about 6 ft and was underneath the pipe to swing it around when the chain unraveled and the pipe fell. It struck E mployee #1 on the head and neck, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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