OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559090
CARBON COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT
MEDICINE BOW, WY—
Event description
STRUCK BY FALLING PIPE.
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING A COWORKER AND A TRUCK DRIVER UNLOAD A TRAILER LOAD OF P IPES. AFTER REMOVING THE CHOCKS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LOAD, EMPLOYEE #1 CRO UCHED BEHIND THE TRAILER TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY THE PORTION OF THE PIPES PROTR UDING BEYOND THE END OF THE TRAILER. HE THEN MOVED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE T RUCK. A SECTION OF PIPE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY JARRED LOOSE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LOAD. IT FELL OFF THE TRAILER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AS HE MOVED PAST THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. THE PIPE FORCED EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE G ROUND AND CONTINUED TO ROLL AWAY FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND OVER EMPLOY EE #1'S HEAD.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 63
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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