OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516611
GALE PORTER INCORPORATED
MULBERRY, FL·
Event description
Employee crushed and killed by falling gypsum
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was inside a settling tank using a Chicago pneumatic chipping hammer to remove a buildup of gypsum (calcium sulfate) from the tank wall. One section of the accumulated gypsum was not attached to the tank wall. As Employee #1 chi pped away at this freestanding gypsum, a piece broke off and struck him on the s houlder. This pushed him to his left and in front of a larger piece of falling g ypsum. The approximately 12 foot long by 10 foot high by 14 inch thick piece wei ghed about 114 pounds per cubic foot. Employee #1 was knocked to the floor and d ied as a result of crushing head and chest injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 40
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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