OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14298087

CRANE BALL,HEAD,CRANE HOOK,WORK RULES,MOBILE CRANE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,TWO-BLOCKING,CRANE BLOCK,FALLING OBJECT

1985-08-28T00:00:00

Event: CRANE BALL,HEAD,CRANE HOOK,WORK RULES,MOBILE CRANE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,TWO-BLOCKING,CRANE BLOCK,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14298087
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee injured when struck by falling crane parts

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attaching a mobile crane hook to a cutting/welding outfit mounte d on a cart. As the hook-up was being completed, the crane operator two-blocked, causing the wire rope to break and the crane ball, hook, wire rope, and block t o drop. Some of these items struck Employee #1 on the head and shoulder, driving him into the welding cart. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 69 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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