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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535363

CHAIN,COTTER PIN,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
CHAIN,COTTER PIN,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14535363
Report ID
830300

Event description

STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY FALLING HINGED FLOOR SECTION

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEES WERE WALKING ADJACENT TO A HINGED FLOOR, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 ,000 POUNDS, WHICH WAS SECURED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION BY A SINGLE LOG CHAIN. T HE HOOK ON THE CHAIN WAS SECURED BY A PIN WHICH IN TURN WAS SECURED BY A COTTER PIN. THE COTTER PIN SHEARED OFF, ALLOWING THE LARGER PIN TO SLIP OUT OF THE HOOK . THE HINGED FLOOR SECTION FELL ON THE EMPLOYEES, CRUSHING THEM.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Fatality Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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