OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #694182
L. R. WILSON & SONS
ARLINGTON, VA·
Event description
Three employees injured when nylon slings break
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 throught #3 were unloading a truck of conduit along Wilson Blvd. Th ey either did not inspect or did not properly inspect the 17 ft 8 in. long by 8 in. wide, double-thick nylon slings that were being used in a choker hitch to ho ist the material. About three lifts had been made without incident. During the n ext lift, the approximately 6,180 lb. load had been raised, allowed to settle, a nd was then being raised again when the material slid out, falling and striking all three employees. Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized. The slings showed ex cessive wear inside the eyes. If the slings had been in good condition, they sho uld have been able to carry the load in a choker configuration.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 555
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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#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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