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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #999490

PANEL,CONCRETE PANEL,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRAILER,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
PANEL,CONCRETE PANEL,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRAILER,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
999490
Report ID
552700

Event description

STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY FALLING PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL

Investigation abstract

ON MARCH 9, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 7 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO UNLOAD A F LATBED TRAILER LOADED WITH PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS. THE PANELS, MEASURING 6 1/2 FEET BY 5 FEET, 9 INCHES BY 32 FEET, 1/8 INCH, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 11,600 POU NDS, WERE LOADED ON THEIR EDGE. ONE OF THE PANELS TIPPED OFF THE TRUCK, STRIKING AND CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1. HE DIED OF MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 43 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    558
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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