OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607200

HEAD,INSTALLING,UNSECURED,WAREHOUSE,HEATER,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,PALLET,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1987-12-17T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,INSTALLING,UNSECURED,WAREHOUSE,HEATER,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,PALLET,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 607200
Report ID: 418100

Event description

Employee dies after being struck by falling heater

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on December 17, 1987, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing an overhead steam heater in a warehouse. Employee #1 was crouching o n a wood pallet that was not firmly attached to the lifting device of a powered industrial lift truck. He was elevated approximately 7 or 8 feet holding the hea ter in place so that marks could be made for holding bolts. The pallet fell from the lifting device to the floor. The heater came down onto Employee #1, strikin g him in the head and upper body. He died of multiple injuries at 5:53 a.m. on D ecember 18, 1987.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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