OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607267

DISMANTLING,STEEL,WORK RULES,SCRAP YARD,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-02-01T00:00:00

Event: DISMANTLING,STEEL,WORK RULES,SCRAP YARD,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 607267
Report ID: 418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LARGE PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AS A YARD LABORER TO CUT STEEL SCRAP INTO PIECES SMALL ENOUGH TO SHIP TO STEEL COMPANIES. ON FEBRUARY 1, 1988, HE WAS CUTTING UP A TRAS H DUMP BODY. FOR SOME REASON, HE PLACED HIMSELF UNDER A LARGE PIECE OF THE TRASH DUMP BODY WHICH HAD BEEN PARTIALLY CUT THROUGH. THE PIECE OF STEEL, WHICH WAS 1 0 FEET LONG, 4 FEET WIDE AND 1/2 INCH THICK, FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. THE BODY WAS NOT DISCOVERED FOR AN ESTIMATED 2 HOURS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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