OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253264

DISMANTLING,COLLAPSE,PIN,UNSECURED,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1989-03-27T00:00:00

Event: DISMANTLING,COLLAPSE,PIN,UNSECURED,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14253264
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling crane boom

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was disassembling the inner boom from the center section of a truck crane. While standing under the boom, Employee #1 removed the retaining pins, ca using the boom to collapse. Employee #1 was struck and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
516

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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