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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511380

STRUCK BY,CONVEYOR,FALLING OBJECT,HEAD,TUNNEL,UNSECURED,DECAPITATED,CONSTRUCTION

Event
STRUCK BY,CONVEYOR,FALLING OBJECT,HEAD,TUNNEL,UNSECURED,DECAPITATED,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14511380
Report ID
625400

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING CONVEYOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING UNDER A 1500 POUND SECTION OF A BELT CONVEYOR. THE CONV EYOR'S WEIGHT WAS SUPPORTED BY ANGLE BRACES WELDED ONTO TWO CYLINDRICAL SKIDS. T HE SKIDS WERE ABOUT TO BE TOWED, VIA LOCOMOTIVE, INTO A TUNNEL UNDER CONSTRUCTIO N. THE CONVEYOR SECTION WAS PLANNED TO BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL, WHICH, WHEN COUP LED, WOULD CARRY DIRT FROM THE TUNNEL BORING MACHINE TO THE TUNNEL ENTRANCE. EMP LOYEE #1 SIGNALED THE LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR WITH A FLASHLIGHT TO BEGIN MOVING THE SKID-MOUNTED CONVEYOR INTO THE TUNNEL. UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE THE CONVEYOR WAS NOT PHYSICALLY SECURED TO THE SKID, THE LOCOMOTIVE PULLED THE SKID FROM UNDER ONE E ND OF THE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR END FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, DECAPITATING HIM.

Victims (7)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  4. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  5. #984 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  6. #985 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  7. #986 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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