OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517361
CHEST,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,STRUCK BY,OVERTURN
Event description
STRUCK BY OVERTURNING CONVEYOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOADING 50 POUND BAGS OF FERTILIZER ONTO FLAT BED TRUCKS. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PORTABLE LOADING CONVEYOR, IT TOPPLED OVER, STRIKING HI M IN THE CHEST AREA. HE SUFFERED SEVERE CRUSHING INJURIES OF THE CHEST AREA. EMP LOYEE #1 WAS POSITIONED IN AN UNSAFE POSITION WHILE MOVING THE CONVEYOR.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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