OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606327

TINDALL CONCRETE GEORGIA, INC.

CONELY, GA· 1987-06-15T15:30:00

Event: CONCRETE PANEL, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101215838
Employer profile: TINDALL CONCRETE GEORGIA, INC.
Summary number: 606327
Report ID: 418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FALLING CONCRETE PANEL

Investigation abstract

ON 3:30 PM ON JUNE 15, 1987, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ASSISTING A YARD TRAVEL CRANE IN STORING A 6 FOOT BY 40 FOOT BY 6 INCH PRECAST CONCRETE SLAB IN A VERTICAL POSIT ION IN THE STORAGE YARD. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BENT OVER PREPARING 4 X 6 WOODEN DUNNAG E BLOCK FOR THE ELEVATED PANEL. THE ADJACENT PANEL FELL, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 TO DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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