OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532980

LOADING,LONGSHORING,UNSECURED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE

1985-11-06T00:00:00

Event: LOADING,LONGSHORING,UNSECURED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14532980
Report ID: 215300

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling paper bale

Investigation abstract

The MV Giant was being loaded with paper bales by a motor crane when one of the six bales in the draft broke and fell on Employee #1. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
40

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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