OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14343115
REPAIR,CRANE BOOM,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONTROL LEVER,CRAWLER CRANE,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by crane boom
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 1989, Employee #1 was performing v arious repairs on a 1961 Link-Belt crawler crane. He was leaning into the drum a rea where he was grinding rough places when his right foot accidentally hit the boom lever, causing it to engage and fall. He was pinned between the boom and ca b and crushed to death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 66 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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