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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14493738 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Sucker Rods

**Accident: 14493738 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 08/22/1985**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
2450971	08/23/1985	1623	Kelley Coppedge Inc

At 10:00 a.m. on August 22, 1985, Employee #1, an oil field worker, was unloading two bundles of sucker rods from a trailer. The rods became off balance, and the 4,000 lb load fell on his lower body. Employee #1 died of cardiopulmonary arrest.

Keywords: work rules, construction, cardiac arrest, crushed, off loading, struck by, falling object, unstable load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	2450971			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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