OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470405
WELDED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
HYMEN, PA—
Event description
One killed, one injured when pipe layers roll down hill
Investigation abstract
On November 3, 1984, Employees #1 and #2 were operating two 571 side boom pipe l ayers. The machines and their drivers were being lowered down a 2,000 foot hill with a grade of 45 degrees using a sling that had one end attached to a D-8 towc at. The sling failed and the two machines tumbled end-over-end down the hill. Em ployee #1 was crushed and killed; Employee #2 sustained bruises.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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