OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14254544

UNSECURED,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE

1987-06-12T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14254544
Report ID: 453710

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FALLING CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF DISMANTLING A CRANE BOOM. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE BOTTOM TAPER PINS FROM BENEATH THE BUTT AND POINT JOINT SECTIONS, THE UNSUP PORTED AND UNSECURED SECTIONS PIVOTED DOWNWARDS ONTO HIM. HE RECEIVED FATAL BLUN T TRAUMA INJURIES AND COMPRESSION ASPHYXIA.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
567

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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