OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14555635

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,LUMBER,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1989-03-20T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,LUMBER,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14555635
Report ID: 931400

Event description

Employee killed when crushed under falling load of lumber

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 20, was straightening lumber on the floor. He was working under a lift of 4 in. by 4 in. by 8 ft posts when the cantilevers holding the load pu lled out of the cantilever beams and the posts fell on top of him. Employee #1 w as crushed and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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