OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708909
FRACTURE,GUARD,STRUCK BY,LEG
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
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#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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