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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14499305

DUMPSTER,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CUTTING AND BURNING,INATTENTION

Event
DUMPSTER,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CUTTING AND BURNING,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14499305
Report ID
523300

Event description

Employee killed when struck by garbage dumpster

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 28, 1988, Employee #1 was salvaging metal from an 11 ft long by 8 ft wide by 5 ft high by 1/8 in. thick garbage dumpster. Employee #1 had used a cutting torch to separate one side and a 4 ft by 10 ft p ortion of the top of the dumpster. Employee #1 and a coworker had removed the "p acker" from the dumpster to free that cut portion. For some reason, Employee #1 positioned himself alongside the cut portion of the dumpster. The side fell onto Employee #1, striking his upper body. He died from internal injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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