OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #824276
HEAD,CATWALK,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN HEAD
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on April 18, 1989, Employee #1 reported to work at which time he he dge crane, and removing the catwalk from the top of the furnace. ard about a problem with the operation of the #7 roof furnace. Employee #1 went to that area to check out the repairs and to make some other repairs while that furnace was off line. Employee #1 was struck by a catwalk which broke loose from the top of the electric furnace as he walked into the area, and was hospitalize d for a concussion. It was noted that repair personnel knew the catwalk was loos e but not to the point were it would fall. Further, they were attempting to foll ow proper repair procedures which included; closing the furnace roof to protect the repair personnel from the heat of the furnace, securing the catwalk to a bri
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 503
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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