OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341564

FRED TEITELBAUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

MIAMI, FL· 1987-08-17T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, WORK RULES, OUTRIGGER, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Unprogrammed Related
Activity number: #101207678
Employer profile: FRED TEITELBAUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Summary number: 14341564
Report ID: 418800

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE STRUCK ON HEAD BY FALLING CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR FOREMAN, WAS MARKING COLUMNS FOR ELECTRICA L PULL BOXES WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A FALLING JIB AND BOOM FROM A HYD RO-CRANE. HE WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE CRANE OUTRIGGERS WERE NOT EXTENDED AND THE CRANE FELL OVER WHEN THE BOOM WAS ROTATED TO THE SIDE.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
8

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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