OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14392930
H E SUTLON SPECIAL
MOORINGSPORT, LA—
Event description
Employee killed when struck in stomach by snapped chain
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 8, 1985, Employee #1 was raising gin poles a ttached to a 20-ton truck located on a floating deck barge. Employee #1 was stan ding about 15 ft behind the truck when the 20 ft long by 3/8 in. high test steel chain attached to the truck's headache rock broke in the center. The part of th e chain attached to the dead line went flying back and struck Employee #1 in the stomach, rupturing his spleen. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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