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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528079

HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STORAGE RACK,STRUCK BY,BRACING,FALLING OBJECT

Event
HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STORAGE RACK,STRUCK BY,BRACING,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14528079
Report ID
419400

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

  1. #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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