OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1005230
FRACTURE,CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT,STRUCK BY,TRAIN,CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRANE IS STRUCK BY SUBWAY TRAIN
Investigation abstract
At 10:15 am on July 5, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a Petibone locomotive cra ne parallel to the railroad track without flagging protection. As the north- bou nd "N" train approached, Employee #1 swung the crane 90 degrees and the train st ruck the crane's counter weight derailing both the crane and the train. Employee #1 was thrown from the crane's cab and struck his head on a rail and suffered m ultiple skull fractures. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital in critical condi tion and died of his injuries. Crane was being operated without flagging protect ion.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 38
- Occupation code
- 849
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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