OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14213003

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,SCRAP METAL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE

1988-11-14T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,SCRAP METAL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14213003
Report ID: 521700

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling crane load

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning up metal scraps from behind the baler machine. A suspen ded load of scrap metal held by a magnet on the crane struck the edge of the bal er. The load came apart and struck Employee #1, who sustained body fractures and died. Carrying a load over people and a suspended load hitting an obstruction w ere unsafe acts.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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