OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #762591

HEAD,CLEANING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-08-08T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,CLEANING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 762591
Report ID: 454712

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling conveyor guard

Investigation abstract

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on August 8, 1988, Employee #1 was supervising the cl ean-up of asphalt that had fallen to the ground from a bin and conveyor malfunct ion. A 28 lb guard, which had been broken from the conveyor system, fell approxi mately 40 ft and struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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