Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301048

R H S LEE INC

Event
CONCRETE SLAB, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, STRUCK BY, CRANE, HYDRAULIC CRANE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2616514
Employer profile
R H S LEE INC
Summary number
14301048
Report ID
951510

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN CONCRETE SLAB AND CRANE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A 14 TON GROVE HYDRAULIC BOOM CRANE (#868) DISMANTLING AN EXISTING STEEL AND CONCRETE MEZZANINE. WHILE LIFTING ONE OF THE SECTIONED-OF F CONCRETE SLABS (FLOOR OF MEZZANINE), THE WHOLE MEZZANINE COLLAPED. WHILE THE M EZZAZINE WAS COLLAPSING, THE CONCRETE SLAB THAT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE CRANE SWUNG TOWARD THE CRANE. THE SLAB BROKE LOOSE AND COLLAPSED ONTO THE OPERATOR. TH E EMPLOYEE DIED AS THE RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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