OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570832

HYDRA-MATIC DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

TOLEDO, OH· 1986-10-18T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101654960
Employer profile: HYDRA-MATIC DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Summary number: 14570832
Report ID: 524700

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY PIECE OF FALLING PIPE

Investigation abstract

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE A LARGE OVERHEAD PIPE WHICH WAS NO LONGE R NEEDED. THE EMPLOYES CUT OUT A SECTION OF PIPE, 10 FEET, 3 INCHES LONG, WEIGHI NG 348 POUNDS, AND ALLOWED IT TO FALL, UNCONTROLLED, TO THE FLOOR. THE PIPE STRU CK THE FLOOR, BOUNCED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS WORKING AT FLOOR LEVEL. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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