OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256309
WHEEL,STRADDLE CARRIER,POURING,CRUSHED,CONCRETE,CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY RUBBER-TIRED WHEEL OF STRADDLE CRANE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was fastening reinforcing steel bars in a form-bed used in the manuf mployee's body crushing him. Employee #1 died instantly. The operator's view of the wheel and Employee #1 was obstructed by the tarp that was suspended from the load line. acture of pre-stressed concrete beams. This was done in preparation for pouring concrete into the form-bed. Another crew was working in the same area pouring co ncrete into another form-bed and, once poured, covering the form-bed with canvas tarps. A 42-ft by 15-ft tarp was hoisted with a straddle crane and was being tr ansported to the needed location. Employee #1 was located at the form bed adjace nt to the straddle crane's wheels. As the crane approached, Employee #1 stepped in front of the rubber-tired wheel. The wheel caught his foot causing him to fal l in the travel path of the crane. The wheel ran over the entire length of the e
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 873
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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