OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14343115
ANSLEY MARINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
SAVANNAH, GA·
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 Male
- Nature of injury
- Other (21)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- HOISTING APPARATUS (24)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- INSUF/LACK/PROTCV WRK CLTHG/EQUIP (20)
- Environmental factor
- SQUEEZE POINT ACTION (4)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.