OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #975664
CAPITAL BUILDING SUPPLY
CARMEL, IN·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by falling 1,000 lb bundle
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on January 13, 1989, Employee #1 was on the ground lo ading window frames while employees of another company were moving 1,000 lb bund les of computer floor from the fifth to the fourth floor. A bundle slipped out o f the synthetic slings and fell 60 ft, striking Employee #1, who was killed inst antly.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 589
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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