OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170064463

PPE,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SHAFT,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG

1990-03-26T00:00:00

Event: PPE,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SHAFT,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 170064463
Report ID: 950411

Event description

Employee injured when struck by steel casing in shaft

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working at the bottom of a 46 ft deep shaft when the steel retai ner sleeve he was under separated at the first joint, fell 10 feet, and struck h im on the right leg. Employee #1 had been sent into the shaft without a safety h arness and without any method for monitoring oxygen levels.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
598

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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