OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671354
ELIXIR INDUSTRIES
MISHAWAKA, IN·
Event description
Two employees injured by falling aluminum bundles
Investigation abstract
At 4:00 p.m. on March 2, 1988, Employee #1 was sorting and scraping out aluminum om under the fallen bundle. Employee #2 and the foreman tried to move the bundle by hand but could not because of the weight. A towmotor was necessary. Meanwhil e, Employee #2's left palm suffered a small cut while trying to free Employee #1 . First aid was administered. pieces from hand bundles when, for an unknown reason, a bundle from the stack t o the employee's left or west side fell, pinning her against the floor. The stac k had contained five bundles; each bundle weighed 482 lb and was 10 ft long by 1 8 in. high. Employee #1 suffered cut knees, 15 stitches to the right arm, swolle n thighs, and a scratched and bruised tailbone, spine, upper back and shoulders. Employee #1 also suffered a knot at the base of her neck and collarbone and num b and swollen arms with lacerations. At 4:30 p.m., Employee #2, who was working in the packing department, was called by his foreman to help free Employee #1 fr
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 F
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 799
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 7
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 799
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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