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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327712

RIGGING,WIRE ROPE,BROKEN CABLE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE

Event
RIGGING,WIRE ROPE,BROKEN CABLE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14327712
Report ID
316100

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING CRANE RIGGING

Investigation abstract

SEVERAL WORKERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A CONCRETE PILE INTO POSITION TO BE DRI VEN INTO THE GROUND BY A PILE DRIVER. AS A CRANE WAS LIFTING THE PILE INTO POSIT ION, THE RIGGING EQUIPMENT ATTACHED TO THE CRANE'S WIRE ROPE FAILED, CAUSING THE RIGGING EQUIPMENT TO FALL ONTO EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. EMP LOYEE #2 WAS INJURED.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 71 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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