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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503494

BACK,STRUCK BY,SANDBLASTING,PUNCTURE,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
BACK,STRUCK BY,SANDBLASTING,PUNCTURE,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14503494
Report ID
729700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STEEL PANEL FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SANDBLASTING A FREE STANDING STEEL PANEL. THE PANEL WAS 10 FEET LONG, 8 1/2 FEET WIDE AND 16 INCHES THICK. IT WAS COMPOSED OF TWO 8 INCH THICK P ANELS JOINED BY RIGID STEEL STRAPS EXTENDIND BEYOND THE PANEL THICKNESS. THE PAN EL WAS NOT SUPPORTED TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING OVER. IT FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1 W HILE HE WAS SANDBLASTING. THE PROJECTING METAL STRAP PUNCTURED EMPLOYEE #1'S BAC K, KILLING HIM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    18
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1

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