OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527675

MAINTENANCE,DUCT,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,HOUSEKEEPING

1987-03-20T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,DUCT,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,HOUSEKEEPING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14527675
Report ID: 419400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling duct

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were at ground level in the #1 NPK fertilizer unit, c hanging a belt on a Cooles scrubber pumper The coworker left to get a new belt. As he was returning to the pump area, an overhead metal duct, which was clogged inside with dust and had accumulated dirt on top, gave way when the six pieces o f angle iron support straps broke. The duct fell on Employee #1 and killed him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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