OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14543029
BURN,KILN,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,FALL
Event description
JUMPED ONTO KILN TOP; FELL THROUGH AND BURNED TO DEATH
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND A CO-WORKER WERE TAKING A WORK BREAK, WALKING TOWARD THE SNACK A REA. EMPLOYEE #1 MADE A QUICK DETOUR, TELLING THE COWORKER, "I'LL BE RIGHT BACK" . HE THEN CLIMBED AN 18 FOOT HIGH FIXED LADDER, TO AN AREA THAT HAD NOT BEEN IN SERVICE FOR THREE YEARS. HE THEN WALKED AROUNG A STANDARD RAILING ON THE PLATFOR M, WALKED ON TOP OF AN 18 INCH WIDE WALL, AND JUMPED DOWN TO THE TOP OF A BRICK KILN DRYER 6 FEET BELOW. THE TOP OF THE DRYER BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL AN ADDITIO NAL 10 FEET INTO THE KILN DRYER. THE TEMPERATURE OF THIS AREA WAS 450'F. THERE W AS NO EXIT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED BY EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE. THERE WAS N O KNOWN REASON FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO BE IN THIS AREA.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 864
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
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