OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #953497
WORK RULES,BACK,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
Employee's back injured when struck by falling metal frame
Investigation abstract
Employees were walking a large metal frame from under a load to stand it in an u pright position. The frame was too heavy for the employees to position and the b ase started to slide. The employees dropped the frame from about a 45 degree ang le and it struck Employee #1 across the back, injuring him.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 785
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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