Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14484141 - CRUSHED BY METAL PIPING
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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100217611 | 10/23/1985 | 1711 | 0 | Treadwell Corp. |
Abstract: ON OCTOBER 22, 1985, AT APPROXIATELY 5 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 UNHOOKED A SECTION OF SUPER HEATER ELEMENT FROM THE CRANE HOOK WHILE STANDING INSIDE A METAL DUMPSTER. THE HEATER ELEMENT, PLACED IN A VERTICAL POSITION, WAS COMPOSED OF 2 INCH OUTSIDE DIAMETER PIPE, WAS APPROXIMATELY 7 FEET WIDE, 9 FEET LONG, AND WEIGHED 1,000 POUNDS. FIVE OTHER SECTIONS HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE DUMPSTER IN A VERTICAL POSITION BY THE DAY CREW. AS EMPLOYEE #1 STARTED TO LEAVE THE DUMPSTER, ONE SECTION OF ELEMENT FELL OVER, KNOCKING HIM DOWN. TWO MORE SECTIONS THEN FELL ON HIM, CRUSHING HIS CHEST.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 100217611 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |