OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14523815
FRACTURE,HEAD,DISMANTLING,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,ANKLE
Event description
Employee killed, another injured when struck by duct pipe
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 27, 1989, Employees #1 and #2 were dismantlin g a super heater on a boiler located at an electrical power plant that was under demolition. The employees were dropping the heater to the ground when a duct pi pe fell from overhead, striking both employees. Employee #1 sustained severe hea d injuries and died at the scene. Employee #2 sustained a double fracture of the left ankle and a laceration of the back of the head.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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