OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549976

HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,FALL,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1984-12-19T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,FALL,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14549976
Report ID: 454711

Event description

Employee killed in fall while unloading engine block

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was unloading automobile engine blocks from a truck when he and one of the engines fell from the bed of the truck. He suffered a severe blow to the back of his head and was killed. It is not known whether he fell and struck the engine block, or if the engine fell and struck him. There were no witnesses to t he accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
27

Occupation code
56

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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