OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14298426
OCEAN CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
OCEAN CITY, MD·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by falling crane boom
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was standing on the ground beside a tower crane that was being used to lift a 52-piece stack of 4 ft by 8 ft by 5/8 in. plywood. While the load was being lifted, the wire rope supporting the crane gantry broke, causing the gantr y to fall. Employee #1 walked under the boom as it fell and was struck on the he ad and chest. He suffered multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene . The crane was being operated from ground level by a pendant control panel. The operator was located where he could not see whether anyone was under the boom o r load.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 65 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 35
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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