OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14521389

CHEST,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TORCH,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CUTTING AND BURNING,INATTENTION

1986-10-22T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TORCH,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CUTTING AND BURNING,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14521389
Report ID: 524500

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH DISASSEMBLING MACHINE WITH TORCH

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING UP PARTS OF A MACHINE FOR SALVAGE. WHEN HE CUT A SUPPORT ING SECTION THE TOP PART OF THE MACHINE FELL ONTO HIM, CRUSHING HIS CHEST. THE E MPLOYEE FAILED TO PLAN THE OPERATION SO THAT ALL CUT PARTS WOULD BE SUPPORTED WH EN THEY WERE CUT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
783

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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