OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #709964
NUCOR STEEL
PLYMOUTH, UT·
Event description
Employee hospitalized after hit in head with jack
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a ratchet-type railroad jack to jack up rails to replace b roken ties. Employee #1 failed to push the handle into the jack far enough and, when he pulled back hard on the jack, it came loose and struck him hard on the f ront of his head. Employee #1 was knocked out and was taken to the hospital, whe re he regained consciousness and was held overnight for observation. Employee #1 was released the following day with no apparent long term problems.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 22
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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