OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559058
NIXON CENTRAL CONSTRUCTION CO INC
EVANSTON, WY—
Event description
STRUCK BY COME-ALONG HANDLE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL
Investigation abstract
SOME EMPLOYEES WERE ASSEMBLING A LARGE FOUR-STAGE AIR COMPRESSOR AT A NITROGEN P TRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL APPROXIMATELY 18 FEE T TO THE FLOOR. LANT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL A SECTION OF THE COMPRESSOR IN ORDER T O BOLT IT ONTO A FIXED SECTION. HE WAS USING A COME-ALONG, WHICH WAS CONNECTED F ROM THE SIDE OF THE SECTION TO A HOIST WHICH SUPPORTED THE SECTION. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM A PLATFORM APPROXIMATELY 17 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. HE COULD NOT ACHIEVE THE PROPER LEVERAGE FROM THE PLATFORM, SO HE STEPPED OUT ONTO A 5 TO 6 INCH FLANGE AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE SECTION. THE COME-ALONG WAS LOCATED ABOVE H IS HEAD, FORCING HIM PUSH THE HANDLE UPWARDS TO GET TO THE FLANGE. APPARENTLY TH E RATCHET DID NOT ENGAGE THE SAFETY LOCKING DEVICE. THE HANDLE SPRANG BACK AND S
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#983 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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