OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224430
CONCRETE BUCKET,RIB,CRANE OPERATOR,CONCRETE,LEG,COLLAPSE,BACK,SPRAIN,CRANE
Event description
FOUR EMPLOYEES INJURED BY COLLAPSED DECK
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:10 p.m. on January 23, 1986, a 1969 Bucyrus Erie Model 45C 30 ntact with the second level deck, which collapse, resulting in the injuries of E mployees #1, #2, #3, and #4. Employee #1 had broken ribs and internal injuries. Employee #2 had back and leg injuries. Employee #3 had bruised left leg, and Emp loyee #4 had sprained back. Employees #1 and #2 were admitted to the hospital, w hile Employees #3 and #4 were treated and released. -ton Mobil and 1 cubic yard concrete bucket were being used to pour two outer co lumns of the second level of a 2-level parking deck. Employees #1, #2, #3, and # 4 were working in the same vicinity of the first deck above ground plumbing up i nner columns. The deck above them was being formed up for a future pour. The cra ne was sitting around the corner from the two columns being poured and had to sw ing up over the corner so that the concrete bucket was out of sight of the opera tor when the concrete was to be poured. The crane operator had to rely on forema n's signals. At one point, the crane became overbalanced and the boom came in co
Victims (6)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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