OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327712
YORK COUNTY BRIDGE INC
WASHINGTON, DC·
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)
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#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
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#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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