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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528061

CHEST,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,TOE,TRAILER,FALLING OBJECT,HORSEPLAY,FOOT

Event
CHEST,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,TOE,TRAILER,FALLING OBJECT,HORSEPLAY,FOOT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14528061
Report ID
419400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING SCAFFOLD UPRIGHTS

Investigation abstract

AROUND 12:30 PM ON OCTOBER 22, 1987, SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING STEEL SCAF HREE SCAFFOLD UPRIGHTS ALSO STRUCK EMPLOYEE #2 ON THE LEFT FOOT, INJURING TWO TO ES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS TREATED AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND RELEASED. FOLD UPRIGHTS FROM A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE TRUCK DRIVER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REMO VED AND ROLLED UP NYLON STRAPS THAT SECURED THE LOAD ON THE TRAILER. AT THE SAME TIME, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR ON THE TRAILER. THE TRUCK DRIVE R AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ENGAGED IN HORSEPLAY. EMPLOYEE #2 WALKED OVER TO EMPL OYEE #1 TO HELP HIM WITH THE LANDING GEAR. THE TRUCK DRIVER THEN JUMPED BACK INT O THE TRUCK TO LEAVE THE AREA. THE TRUCK MOTOR WAS RUNNING. THE TRUCK DRIVER HIT THE GEAR LEVER, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK. THREE SCAFFOLD UPRIGHTS FELL FROM TH E TRAILER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, WHO LATER DIED OF CHEST INJURIES. ONE OF THE T

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 59 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    11
    Event type
    1
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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