OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346738
PASCHEN CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED
ST. PETERSBURG, FL·
Event description
One killed, two injured when overloaded crane overturns
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were in the vicinity when Employee #3, the operator of a hyd raulic crane, lifted a load of more than 17,000 lb over the front end of the cra ne. The crane's boom was fully extended to 81 ft. When the load was rotated to t he left, the crane toppled over. Employees #1 and #2 were struck by the falling boom and Employee #1 was killed. Employee #3, who was inside the cab, was injure d. Employee #3 and the ground crew thought the load weighed between 5 and 6 tons , but the weight was not known at the time of the lift.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 F
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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