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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #693234

HEAD,TUNNEL,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,RAILROAD,SCAFFOLD

Event
HEAD,TUNNEL,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,RAILROAD,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
693234
Report ID
355110

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING SCAFFOLD COMPONENTS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A LABORER FAR THE DETZEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. THE DE TZEL COMPANY WAS RESTORING THE BLAIR RAILROAD TUNNEL FOR THE N AND S RAILROAD. A T THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HE WAS SITTING ON THE SECOND RAIL CART, BEHIND THE HI RAIL TRUCK, AS THE TRAIN WAS BACKING INTO THE TUNNEL. A TWENTY FOOT HIGH SCAFFOL D WAS MOUNTED ON THE THIRD RAIL CART. THE SCAFFOLDING STRUCK SOMETHING AT THE RO OF OF THE TUNNEL, CAUSING THE SCAFFOLD AND SCAFFOLD BOARDS TO FALL. EITHER THE S CAFFOLD BUCKS OR SCAFFOLD BOARDS STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM. NO NE OF THE OTHER EMPLOYEES KNEW EXACTLY HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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