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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237705

SUSPENDED LOAD,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,TWO-BLOCKING,CRANE OPERATOR,FALLING OBJECT

Event
SUSPENDED LOAD,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,TWO-BLOCKING,CRANE OPERATOR,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14237705
Report ID
627100

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling crane load

Investigation abstract

A wheel-mounted crane was being used to hoist an empty 3/4 yd concrete bucket ov erhead. The crane operator "two-blocked" the load, breaking the 1/2 in. wide cab le and causing the bucket to fall. It struck Employee #1, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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