OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352884
RIGGING,BOOM,HOIST,FALL,STRUCK BY,CRANE OPERATOR,CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY CRANE BOOM
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was lowering the boom on a lattice-boom crawler crane so the rigger could rig a load to the crane hoist load line. As the boom was being lowered, th e crane operator heard a load "snap" noise inside the crane cab when the boom fe ll toward the ground striking the Employee #2 killing him instantly.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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