OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348734
TRUCK CRANE,FALL,STRUCK BY
Event description
Employee killed when knocked to ground by crane bucket
Investigation abstract
A crew was assigned to remove metal scale from a classifier pit using a P & H tr uck crane with a metal bucket attached, and a Euclid dump truck. Employee #1 was positioned on the shield over the cab of the dump truck; his job was to change the rigging so the bucket could be dumped into the truck. The employee changed t he rigging and got on top of the truck cab shield. It appears that control movem ent by the crane operator caused the bucket to move up and out, striking the emp loyee and knocking him to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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