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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #686055

EMBANKMENT,SUFFOCATED,LACERATION,PIPE,STEEL,PINNED,TRUCK

Event
EMBANKMENT,SUFFOCATED,LACERATION,PIPE,STEEL,PINNED,TRUCK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
686055
Report ID
855610

Event description

EMPLOYEES PINNED BY STEEL PIPE

Investigation abstract

At approximately 5:30p.m., on September 7, 1989, Employee #1 and Employee #2 dro ve their truck and trailer down a steep embankment. As a result, the four-inch T eflon-coated steel pipe slid forward pinning both employees. Employee #1 suffoca ted to death, while Employee #2 was hospitalized with a laceration to his right leg.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    2
  3. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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