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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348833

HEAD,OUTRIGGER,CRUSHED,AERIAL LIFT,CRANE,HYDRAULIC CRANE,OVERTURN

Event
HEAD,OUTRIGGER,CRUSHED,AERIAL LIFT,CRANE,HYDRAULIC CRANE,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14348833
Report ID
418300

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING CRANE

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRICION AND HIS HELPER WERE INSTALLING LIGHTS ON A LIGHT POLE WHILE SUSPE NDED ON A PLATFORM SUPPORTED BY A RUBBER TIRED HYDRAULIC BOOM CRANE. THEY WERE B EING LOWERED FROM THEIR WORK POSITION BY THE CRANE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. T HE CRANE WAS A WARNER-SWASEY MODEL 4418 CRANE, SERIAL #47169. IT WAS A HYDRAULIC BOOM CRANE, MOUNTED ON RUBBER TIRES AND EQUIPPED WITH OUTRIGGERS. THE CRANE WAS RATED AT 18 TONS. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE ACCCI DENT WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER USE OF THE CRANE. OUTRIGGERS WERE USED ON ONE SIDE O NLY. WHEN THE BOOM WAS SWUNG TO THE SIDE WITH NO OUTRIGGERS, THE CRANE OVERTURNE D.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    2

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