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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #777607

UNSECURED,RAILROAD CAR,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
UNSECURED,RAILROAD CAR,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
777607
Report ID
854910

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING CULTIVATOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNLOADING FARM IMPLEMENTS FROM A FLAT BED RAIL CAR. HE HAD PUT T HE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT INTO THE METAL SHIPPING SKIDS THAT WERE UNDER A CULTIVATO R. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE FLAT BED, USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT THE SHIPPING W IRES. AFTER THE WIRE THAT HELD THE SHIPPING SKID TO THE RAIL CAR WAS CUT, THE CU LTIVATOR TIPPED OFF OF THE SHIPPING SKID AND FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND, UNDER THE CULTIVATOR, BY A COMPANY TRUCK DRIVER. THE CULTIVATOR HAD BEEN SHIPPED STANDING ON ITS SIDE. THE CULTIVATOR WAS BOLTED TO THE SHIPPING SKI DS BY TWO Y-BOLTS. THE Y-BOLTS WERE STILL ON THE CULTIVATOR BUT THE NUTS HAD APP ARENTLY COME OFF DURING SHIPMENT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    883
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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