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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14514053

GUARDRAIL,UNSECURED,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
GUARDRAIL,UNSECURED,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14514053
Report ID
524700

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN HEAVY MILL ROLL AND GUARD RAIL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD A 50,000 POUND MILL ROLL. THE MILL ROLL WAS LOCATED AT THE SIDE OF A TRANSFER CAR. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE LIFT CABLES ON THE MILL ROLL, THE TRANSFER CAR TIPPED. THE MILL ROLL SLID TO THE DOWNHILL SIDE, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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