OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570907

U.S. STEEL DIV. OF U.S.X. CORP.

LORAIN, OH· 1987-12-12T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102370616
Employer profile: U.S. STEEL DIV. OF U.S.X. CORP.
Summary number: 14570907
Report ID: 524700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN HEAD BY HEAVY MACHINE PART

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED WOODEN BLOCKING WITH THE DIMENSIONS OF 6 BY 8 BY 18 INCHES IN TO A DESEAMER MACHINE SO THAT HE COULD SAFELY WORK ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY, HE PLAC ED THE BLOCKING IN AN UNAPPROVED LOCATION WHICH ALLOWED THE BLOCKING TO ROLL OUT OF POSITION. THIS ALLOWED A VERTICAL HEAD SECTION OF THE DESEAMER, WEIGHING ABO UT 8,500 POUNDS TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD. THE LOAD BEARING SUR FACE OF THE BLOCKING WAS ONLY 5 3/8 INCHES OUT OF A POSSIBLE 8 INCHES. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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