OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14543300

BLOOMSBURG METAL CO.

WILKES-BARRE, PA· 1985-12-14T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #671370
Employer profile: BLOOMSBURG METAL CO.
Summary number: 14543300
Report ID: 317700

Event description

LARGE METAL PLATES FELL ON EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOVING SOME LARGE ALUMINUM PLATES, USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE AND A MATERIAL LIFTING DEVICE KNOWN AS A "CADDY". THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE PLATES WITHOUT THE HELP OF HIS FELLOW WORKERS, IN VIOLATION OF HIS INSTRUCTIONS. HIS CO -WORKERS HAD TO LEAVE THE AREA FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. HE WAS TOLD TO WAIT U NTIL THEY RETURNED BEFORE RESUMING WORK, BUT HE FAILED TO HEED THE INSTRUCTION. AS HE WAS MOVING THE PLATES, SOME OF THE PLATES SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND FELL ON HIM. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. RESCUE EFFORTS FAILED TO FREE HIM BEFORE HE DIED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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