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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14257844

CHEST,REMOTE CONTROL,BLOCKS,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE BLOCK,CRANE

Event
CHEST,REMOTE CONTROL,BLOCKS,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE BLOCK,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14257844
Report ID
453710

Event description

STRUCK BY A CRANELOAD OF CONCRETE BLOCKS

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM ON JUNE 3, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A DICO HYDRAULIC IS BACK AND CHEST. HIS DEATH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE CHEST. T HE PORTABLE REMOTE CONTROL USED WITH THE CRANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANY MEANS T O STOP OR START THE CRANE. TROLLEY BOOM CRANE TO UNLOAD CUBES OF CONCRETE BLOCKS FROM THE BED OF A MACK TR UCK. FOR REASONS WHICH ARE NOT KNOWN, THE BOOM STARTED SWINGING IN A CLOCKWISE D IRECTION. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS OPERATING THE CRANE THROUGH A PORTABLE REMOTE CON TROL DEVICE, WAS STRUCK BY THE CRANE LOAD AND FORCED AGAINST THE TRUCK BED AND U P ONTO THE TRUCK. THE BOOM CONTINUED TO SWING, KNOCKING A PILE OF BLOCKS FROM TH E TRUCK AND ONTO THE GROUND. A FELLOW EMPLOYEE HEARD THE BLOCKS FALL AND RAN TO THE TRUCK. HE SAW THAT THE BOOM WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND CUT THE CRANE'S POWER. EM PLOYEE #1 SUFFERED HEAD AND INTERNAL INJURIES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS ABRASIONS TO H

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    849
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    8
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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