OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454250
CONTINENTAL WAREHOUSE GROUP LTD
DES MOINES, IA—
Event description
CRUSHED BY FALLING BOXCAR PARTITION
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED WHEN A BOXCAR LOAD, A SEPARATION PARTITION (D.F. DOOR), PARTITION (APPROXIMATELY 1900 - 2000 LBS.). NO ONE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. FELL FROM IT'S HANGING HINGES, CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE. TWO PINS ARE USED TO SUSPE ND THE PARTITION FROM A TROLLEY SYSTEM, ENABLING THE PARTITION TO BE MOVED FROM ONE END OF THE BOXCAR TO THE OTHER. THE PINS CAME LOOSE DURING SHIPPING, ALLOWIN G THE PARTITION TO FALL AFTER THE LOAD WAS REMOVED FROM ONE SIDE. THE BOXCAR PAR TITIONS ARE LOCKED INTO PLACE BY A SET OF PINS AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH SIDE OF THE PARTITION. A LEVER IN THE CENTER OF EACH PARTITION RELEASES THE BOTTOM PINS. TW O 3/8" WIRE ROPES WERE WRAPPED AROUND EACH PARTITION AND THE FRAME OF THE CAR, A ND SADDLES CLAMPED. THESE ROPES WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 883
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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