OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001908
DIXON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
MAPLETON, IA·
Event description
ONE CONST. EMPLOYEE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN CRANE OVERTURN
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CRANE. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS WORKING SETTING THE LOAD. EMP LOYEE #1 MOVED THE CRANE BOOM PAST THE SAFE RADIUS LIMIT FOR THE CRANE LOAD. THE LOAD BEGAN TO SLIP, SO HE WARNED EMPLOYEE #2 TO JUMP OFF THE LOAD PILE. EMPLOYE E #2 WAS UNABLE TO GET HIS SAFETY BELT OFF AND FREE HIMSELF FROM THE LOADS. EMPL OYEE #1 LOST CONTROL OF THE LOAD AND THE CRANE TIPPED OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FATA LLY CRUSHED IN THE CAB OF THE CRANE WHEN IT STRUCK THE SIDE OF AN OPERATIONS STA TION. THE CRANE HAD A 70 FOOT BOOM WITH 8321 POUNDS OF LOAD AT A 40 FOOT RADIUS. THE CRANE HAD A 5770 POUND LIMIT WITHOUT OUTRIGGERS.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 553
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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