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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14543383

STRUCK BY,PANEL,UNSECURED,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,FALLING OBJECT

Event
STRUCK BY,PANEL,UNSECURED,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14543383
Report ID
317700

Event description

One employee killed, one injured by falling panels

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:10 a.m. on November 12, 1986, Employees #1 and #2, both iron workers, were on the ground level of the boiler cavity in a boiler building. The y were awaiting a lift of leave-out steel beams when they were apparently struck by falling water wall panels from the combustion equipment hanging overhead. Em ployee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was seriously injured. The water walls had been constructed and installed by a coworker.

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    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

  4. #982 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

  5. #983 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

  6. #984 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

  7. #985 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

  8. #986 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

  9. #987 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

  10. #988 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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