OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14507297
STU BLATTNER INC
DENVER, CO—
Event description
CRUSHED BY HEAD FRAME OF HYDRAULIC RAISE BORE MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A HYDRAULIC RAISE BORE MACHINE. AFTER THE FOR KLIFT TRUCK RAISED THE HEAD FRAME, EMPLOYEE #1 PROPPED A RAILROAD TIE UNDER THE CENTER OF THE FRAME. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDERNEATH THE FRAME DISCONNECTING TH E RIGHT HYDRAULIC ERECTION CYLINDER, THE RAILROAD TIE SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE FRAME. THE FRAME CAME DOWN AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEE #1.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 27
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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