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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14215461

TRUCK CRANE,SPRAIN,WATER TANK

Event
TRUCK CRANE,SPRAIN,WATER TANK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14215461
Report ID
454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE INJURES BACK WHEN BOOM FAILS

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was lifting a water tank section with a truck crane. The boom failed and dropped the section of the water tank. Employee #1 jumped from the cab of t he crane and pulled a muscle in his back. The crane involved was a link-belt cra ne, Serial Number 19691005A. The crane and boom were removed from the jobsite. T he exact reason or cause for boom failure is not known. Employee #1 was not hosp italized for his injury.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    849
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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