OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512800

EMBOLISM,LEG,FRACTURE,CONCRETE PANEL,STRUCK BY,ARM,FALLING OBJECT

1984-05-30T00:00:00

Event: EMBOLISM,LEG,FRACTURE,CONCRETE PANEL,STRUCK BY,ARM,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14512800
Report ID: 521100

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING CONCRETE PANEL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING A PRE-CAST CONCRETE PANEL, 4' X 4' SQUARE X 7" THICK, ON TOP OF A 4' CONCRETE FOUNDATION. THE PANEL BECAME DISLODGED, SLID OFF THE FO UNDATION AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. HIS RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LEG WERE FRACTURED. HE DIED ON JUNE 12, 1984, FROM AN EMBOLISM.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#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

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