OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #976910
LOUIS PATHA COMPANY
URBANA, IN·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by stem from boom
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on January 30, 1989, Employee #1, who was 78 years ol d, was adjusting the turnbuckle on the northwest side of a boom when the stem ca me loose from the sleeve and fell, hitting him in the head and back. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 78 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 614
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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