OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14194393
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,WORK PLATFORM,HYDRAULIC CRANE,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION
Event description
SUSPENDED WORK PLATFORM FELL; TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED
Investigation abstract
AT ABOUT 12 NOON ON OCTOBER 1ST, 1986, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING FROM A SUSPEND ND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. ED WORK PLATFORM WHICH WAS MADE FROM THE BED OF A DUMP TRUCK. THE PLATFORM WAS H ELD BY A GROVE ROUGH TERRAIN HYDRAULIC CRANE, MODEL RT-58, SERIAL NO. 672346. TH EY WERE REMOVING THE BRIDGE OVERHANG ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BRIDGE, ON MD ROUTE 108, OVER US ROUTE 29 NEAR ELLICOT CITY, MARYLAND. THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE WORK PLATFORM WAS NOT KNOWN, NOR DID THE CRANE OPERATOR HAVE ACCESS TO A LOAD CAPACIT Y CHART FOR HIS CRANE. AS FAR AS COULD BE DETERMINED, THE CRANE WAS NEVER DESIGN ED TO BE USED TO SUSPEND PERSONNEL. DURING THE WORK PROCESS THE CRANED TIPPED OV ER AND FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. THE TWO SUSPENDED EMPLOYEES ALSO FELL, A
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 588
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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