OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735522
LEVINSON METAL CO., INC.
GREENVILLE, KY·
Event description
PIPE AND EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TRUCK; EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY PIPE
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING A FLAT BED TRUCK LOADED WITH EXTRA HEAVY PIPE. THEY WERE USING A BUCYRUS ERIE CRANE AND METAL CABLE SLINGS. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED T OWARD THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK TO SLIDE THE SLING UNDER SOME OF THE PIPES, THE ENTIRE LOAD BECAME DISLODGED AND BEGAN TO ROLL OFF THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OFF THE TRUCK ALONG WITH THE PIPE. AFTER FALLING OFF THE TRUCK, HE WAS IN POSITION TO BE STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE FALLING PIPE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 883
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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