OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195366

WASHINGTON STAIR & IRON WORKS INCORPORATED

GLEN BURNIE, MD— 1985-08-05T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, UNSECURED, OVERHEAD GUARD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2819423
Employer profile: WASHINGTON STAIR & IRON WORKS INCORPORATED
Summary number: 14195366
Report ID: 352440

Event description

STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING IRON RAIL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, THE YARD FOREMAN, WAS OPERATING A HYSTER FORK LIFT TRUCK, MODEL 050 040, SERIAL NO. 355-1357-2528. WHEN HE ATTEMPED TO MOVE A LOAD OF IRON RAILS, ME ASURING 3 FEET BY 6 FEET BY 2 INCHES, THREE RAILS SHIFTED. ON FELL AND STRUCK EM PLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 14 STITCHES. THE FORK LIFT DID NOT HAVE OVERHEAD PROTECTION AND THE LOAD EXCEEDED THE HEIGHT OF THE L OAD BACK REST BY APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF FEET. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AN EXPERIENC ED OPERATOR OF INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS AND EVEN TRAINS OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THEIR USE. H E STATED THAT HE WAS IN A HURRY AND MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCES.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
843

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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