OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829622

SEVERED,FRACTURE,OIL DRUM,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,RIB

1985-09-26T00:00:00

Event: SEVERED,FRACTURE,OIL DRUM,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,RIB
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 829622
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling oil drum

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was adjusting the row width on a John Deere 444 Cornhead that was su pported by a three point carrier. The oil drums slipped off the carrier and fell onto the employee, severing his trachea and fracturing his ribs. Employee #1 wa s killed. The carrier locks may not have been completely pushed into place.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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