OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #761395
EJECTED,FRACTURE,WIRE ROPE,LOAD SHIFT,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALLING OBJECT,MANHOLE,LEG
Event description
Employee's legs fractured by falling manhole sections
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was supervising the removal of two manhole riser sections from a sto rage area. The risers were each 16 in. tall by 5 in. thick by 4 ft in diameter a nd weighed approximately 1,000 lb each. The risers were placed on top of each ot her and lifted from the storage area using two 5/8 in. wire rope cables 8 ft lon g attached to a Komatsu loader. Employee #1 was riding on the load as the loader was reversed. As the load cleared the storage area, the wire rope slipped, caus ing the load to shift and throw Employee #1. The top riser section fell onto his legs. Employee #1 suffered two broken legs, including a compound fracture of th e right leg.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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