OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221372493

KINDER MORGAN, INC.

MARIENVILLE, PA· 2021-07-10T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Bracing, Compressor, Cylinder, Equipment Operator, Eye, Face, Forklift, Groin, Guide, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Loading, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rolled, Spotter, Spotting, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load
NAICS: 211130
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345423818
Employer profile: KINDER MORGAN, INC.
Summary number: 221372493
Report ID: 0336000

Event description

Employee lacerates face and abdomen when struck by rolling l

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on July 10, 2021, an employee working as a mechanic for an energy infrastructure company was guiding a coworker operating a forklift. They were setting a compressor cylinder onto wooden bracing when the compressor rolled when set down. The compressor struck the employee pushing him into another compressor cylinder that was already in storage. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration to his groin/abdomen and above his left eye.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
547

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