OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822791
ROCKINGHAM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY RECOILING CHAIN
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEXT TO A POLE SETTING TRUCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD. A NYLON ROPE FROM THE WINCH ON THE BOOM WAS STRUNG-OUT AND ATTACHED TO A TREE W ITH A RIGGING CHAIN. AS THE OPERATOR OF THE BOOM WAS WINCHING IN, THE TRUCK DRIV ER WAS SPINNING THE TRUCK WHEELS TO GET UNSTUCK. THE RIGGING CHAIN SUDDENLY BROK E, CAUSING THE ROPE WITH LARGE HOOK AND RIGGING CHAIN TO FLY BACK AND STRIKE EMP LOYEE #1 IN THE ABDOMEN, KILLING HIM. THE STUCK TRUCK WAS LOCATED ABOUT 105 FEET FROM THE TREE THE WORKERS HAD ATTACHED THE CHAIN TO.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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