OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14290316

THOMPSON BROS. DOCK BUILDERS

COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY· 1988-04-19T14:15:00

Event: CHEST, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, MOBILE CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100556000
Employer profile: THOMPSON BROS. DOCK BUILDERS
Summary number: 14290316
Report ID: 214700

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN CRANE BOOM FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM ON APRIL 19, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DISMANTLING A TRUCK CRANE BOOM (50' OF A 70' BOOM). THE BOOM WAS SUSPENDED ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE GR OUND. WHILE UNDER THE BOOM, EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY REMOVED THE TWO LOWER PINS CO NNECTING THE BOOM SECTIONS. HE HAD NOT BLOCKED THE BOOM OR REPOSITIONED THE PEND ANT LINES. THE BOOM SECTIONS SPREAD APART AT THE BOTTOM AND THEN FELL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED BY THE FALLING BOOM. HE DIED ONE HOUR LATER IN THE HOSPITAL DUE T O CRUSHING CHEST INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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