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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708909

FRACTURE,GUARD,STRUCK BY,LEG

Event
FRACTURE,GUARD,STRUCK BY,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
708909
Report ID
854910

Event description

STRUCK BY MACHINE PART

Investigation abstract

THE ACCIDENT OCCURED DURING A REPAIR TURN. A COBBLE (JAM UP) HAD OCCURRED ON THE ST WING GUIDE (ATTACHED TO THE CRANE) AND THE STATIONARY WEST WING GUIDE. HE SUF FERED SEVERAL COMPOUND FRACTURES TO HIS LEG. ENTRY ROLL LINE TO THE COILER. WHILE THE EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE BACKED UP MATERIAL, THE PIN HOLDING THE SIDEGUARDS FOR THE ENTRY LINE AND THE EASTSIDE GUA RD FOR THE ENTRY WING GUIDE TOGETHER WAS ACCIDENTALLY REMOVED. THE WING GUIDE WA S THROWN OUT OF LINE AS A RESULT. TO ASSIST IN LINING UP THE HOLES SO THE PIN CO ULD BE REPLACED, AN OVERHEAD CRANE WAS HOOKED UP TO A LIFTING LUG ON THE WING GU IDE TO ASSIST IN MOVING THE HEAVY SECTION SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH. ON THE THIRD TR Y THE WING GUIDE PULLED COMPLTELY LOOSE LOOSE FROM THE ENTRY LINE SIDE GUARD AND SWUNG TO THE WEST, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1. HIS LEFT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE EA

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 64 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    783
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1

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