OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314546
DISMANTLING,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,MOBILE CRANE,WELDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,STRUCK BY,WORK PLATFORM,CRANE
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM WORK PLATFORM
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING FROM A SUSPENDED WORK PLATFORM THAT HAD BEEN LIFTED BY A MOBILE TRUCK CRANE. HE WAS A WELDER ENGAGED IN DISMANTLING A GANTRY BRIDGE CRAN E. AFTER HE CUT ONE OF THE BRIDGE MEMBERS, THE STUCTURE COLLAPSED. A PIECE OF ST EEL STRUCK THE WORK PLATFORM AND CAUSED IT TO SPIN. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THROWN FROM THE PLATFORM AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE DIED AT THE SCENE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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