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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868893

IRON WORKER,COLUMN,STRUCK BY

Event
IRON WORKER,COLUMN,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
868893
Report ID
522300

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY SWINGING COLUMN

Investigation abstract

The employee, an ironworker, had hooked up a steel column. The column came loose and struck and killed him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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