OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671420

HEAD,STRUCK BY,ARM,FLYING OBJECT,FACE

1986-05-10T16:00:00

Event: HEAD,STRUCK BY,ARM,FLYING OBJECT,FACE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 671420
Report ID: 551800

Event description

STRUCK BY FLYING CARBON DIOXIDE CYLINDER

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM ON MAY 10, 1986, EMPLOYEE 1 WAS SITTING AT HIS DESK. HE WA S STRUCK ON THE RIGHT FOREARM AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND FACE BY A FLYING CA RBON DIOXIDE CYLINDER. THE CYLINDER WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY POUNDS. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
19

Occupation code
243

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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