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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868182

COYNE-KANGESSER, INC.

Event
FRACTURE, PIPE, STRUCK BY
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101706794
Employer profile
COYNE-KANGESSER, INC.
Summary number
868182
Report ID
522300

Event description

Struck by basketball backboard

Investigation abstract

On April 20, 1987, Employee #1 was struck by a basketball backboard and was kill ed. The backboard was supported by two pipes which broke. The incident was not j ob related.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

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