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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001908

BOOM,WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,CONSTRUCTION,CRANE CAB,CRUSHED,CRANE OPERATOR,CRANE,OVERTURN

Event
BOOM,WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,CONSTRUCTION,CRANE CAB,CRUSHED,CRANE OPERATOR,CRANE,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
1001908
Report ID
751910

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)

  1. #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
  2. #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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