OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347892

CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION

1988-01-25T15:00:00

Event: CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14347892
Report ID: 418300

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM ON JANUARY 25, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING THE PINS FRO M A LATICE BOOM CRANE. THE PENDANT LINES HAD NOT BEEN MOVED BACK BEHIND THE WORK POINT. WHEN THE PINS WERE REMOVED, THE BOOM JACKKNIFED DOWN ONTO EMPLOYEE #1. H E WAS STRUCK AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BY THE CRANE BOOM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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