OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14378947

OUTRIGGER,CARPENTER,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,CRANE,OVERTURN

1985-03-29T00:00:00

Event: OUTRIGGER,CARPENTER,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,CRANE,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14378947
Report ID: 524500

Event description

Carpenter killed when struck by crane boom

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a carpenter, was working in the vicinity of a crane that was pickin g up a load from a trailer and putting it on a bridge deck. The crane's outrigge rs were not fully extended and the load was too heavy for the length and angle o f the boom, causing the crane to fall onto its side. Employee #1 was crushed and killed by the boom.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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