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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301048

CONCRETE SLAB,DEMOLITION,COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,CRANE,HYDRAULIC CRANE

Event
CONCRETE SLAB,DEMOLITION,COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,CRANE,HYDRAULIC CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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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