OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14531339

WALCO ELECTRIC CO.

PROVIDENCE, RI· 1986-01-12T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, UNSECURED, CRUSHED, SKULL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2063956
Employer profile: WALCO ELECTRIC CO.
Summary number: 14531339
Report ID: 112300

Event description

CRUSHED BY FALLING TRANSFORMER COILS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, WORKING ALONE IN A TIGHT AREA, WAS PULLING AN OVEN CART WHICH WAS C ARRYING A 2,500 POUND WIRE-BOUND TRANSFORMER COIL. THE COIL WAS NOT SUPPORTED ON THE CART. THE COIL FELL OVER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, FRACTURING HIS SKULL. HE W AS KILLED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 12, 1986.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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