OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253223

HEAD,CONCRETE PANEL,CONSTRUCTION,CRANE CAB,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CRANE OPERATOR,FALLING OBJECT

1985-10-22T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,CONCRETE PANEL,CONSTRUCTION,CRANE CAB,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CRANE OPERATOR,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14253223
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Crane operator killed by falling concrete panel

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a crane at a construction site when a falling concrete wall panel crushed the crane's roof. Employee #1 died of head injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
599

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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