OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14530349
PANEL,PANELBOARD,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
CRUSHED BY FALLING ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANEL
Investigation abstract
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TWO EMPLOYEES, WORKING IN A TIGHT AREA, HAPPENED TO U SE THE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANEL BEHIND THEM AS A BACK REST/SUPPORT WHILE TI GHTENING DECK BOLTS IN THE PANEL IN FRONT OF THEM. THE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION P ANEL, 6'9" HIGH, 3'6" WIDE, AND 15" DEEP, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 1100 POUNDS AND NOT ANCHORED OR SUPPORTED, FELL OVER, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1, A SHIPFITTER, WHO W AS WORKING BEHIND THE PANEL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 11/7/84. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAK EN TO THE HOSPITAL. ON 12/4/84, HE DIED OF MULTIPLE CRUSH INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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