OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #980631
PLATFORM,FRACTURE,HEAD,STEAM LINE,CONDUIT,SAFETY BELT,FALL,PIPE,CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ELEVATION
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:20 a.m. on January 3, 1990, Employee #1 was kneeling on some 2-inch pipe conduit placing insulation on a 2.5-inch steam line. He finished the task and stood up. He was struck on the head by an overhead crane maintenance p latform as the crane was passing overhead. Employee #1 fell 20 to 24 feet to the concrete floor. He sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries. He was n ot wearing a safety belt.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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