OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456289

B G A INTERNATIONAL

S L C, UT— 1985-07-15T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, HOIST, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3269610
Employer profile: B G A INTERNATIONAL
Summary number: 14456289
Report ID: 854910

Event description

300 POUND WEIGHT FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT; BREAKING IT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD HOISTED A 300 POUND MOTOR BASE FRAME, USING AN AIR-ACTUATED CHAI N HOIST, TO A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET. HE HAD JUST COMPLETED PAINTING IT. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING IT WHEN BOTH SLING HOOKS SLID TO THE SAME END , DROPPING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE LOAD ONTO EMPLOYEE #1'S FOOT, BREAKING IN IN SEVEN PLACES.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
11

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
715

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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