OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14300537
G W MURPHY CONSTRUCTION CO INC
KAHULUI, HI·
Event description
No employees injured when crane boom collapses
Investigation abstract
An 85 ton Loran truck-mounted crane, MC-715, was being used to lift a 17 ton, 30 ft long by 8 ft high precast octagonal-shaped module from a 72 ft high control tower. As the module was being lowered to the ground, the 190 ft long crane boom collapsed approximately 15 ft below its tip. There were no employee injuries.
Victim
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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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