OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14498380
DRESSEN INDUSTRIES CLARK DIV
HOUSTON, TX·
Event description
One killed, one injured when struck by compressor head
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were installing inlet guides in a 14,000 lb, size 3 Clark MX compressor head, serial #3X-6-1421. The compressor head was suspended above the employees with a P & H mobile crane, model 650. Part of the support rigging was a 1 in. nylon web sling that had a load capacity of 6,200 lb in the configurati on being used. Another part of the lifting device was a chain fall rated at 10,0 00 lb. The nylon sling failed and the compressor head fell, striking both employ ees. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 suffered severe head lacerations.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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