OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528079
HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STORAGE RACK,STRUCK BY,BRACING,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING STEEL PIECES
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 8, 1987, WALL BRACKETS USED TO SUPPORT A STORAGE RACK WERE CUT FROM T HE COMPARTMENT WALL BY A GAS WELDING UNIT. SIDE LEG BRACES WERE INSTALLED TO SUP PORT THE STORAGE RACK. OM OCTOBER 9, THE LEG BRACE WAS REMOVED FROM ONE SIDE OF THE STORAGE RACK BECAUSE IT WAS BLOCKING THE PLACEMENT OF A STEEL TIE DOWN CHANN EL. THE LEG BRACE WAS REMOVED FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. THE STORAGE RACK WAS 3 1/2 F EET ABOVE THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 CRAWLED UNDER THE STORAGE RACK TO MARK THE LOCA TION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE TIE DOWN CHANNELS. HIS HEAD WAS DIRECTLY UNDER THE STORAGE RACK. THE RACK, LOADEDWITH 30 TO 40 STEEL TIE DOWN CHANNELS, FELL ON EMPLOYEE #1. HE DIED OF MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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