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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559090

HEAD,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
HEAD,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14559090
Report ID
855610

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING PIPE.

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING A COWORKER AND A TRUCK DRIVER UNLOAD A TRAILER LOAD OF P IPES. AFTER REMOVING THE CHOCKS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LOAD, EMPLOYEE #1 CRO UCHED BEHIND THE TRAILER TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY THE PORTION OF THE PIPES PROTR UDING BEYOND THE END OF THE TRAILER. HE THEN MOVED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE T RUCK. A SECTION OF PIPE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY JARRED LOOSE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LOAD. IT FELL OFF THE TRAILER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AS HE MOVED PAST THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. THE PIPE FORCED EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE G ROUND AND CONTINUED TO ROLL AWAY FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND OVER EMPLOY EE #1'S HEAD.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    63
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    2

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