OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350268

WIRE ROPE,INADEQUATE MAINT,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CRAWLER CRANE,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT

1986-03-25T00:00:00

Event: WIRE ROPE,INADEQUATE MAINT,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CRAWLER CRANE,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14350268
Report ID: 418300

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling crane boom

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:15 p.m. on March 25, 1986, Employee #1 was assisting as a Bu cyrus-Erie 25B crawler crane picked up a 1-cubic-yard cement bucket. As the cran e was lifting the load off the ground, the wire rope in the boom hoist line reev ing broke. The boom fell onto Employee #1, who was crushed and killed. The wire rope had not been inspected for some time; numerous broken strands were found th at had weakened the rope to the point that it failed, allowing the boom to fall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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