OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379242

MOON CONSTRUCTION CO.

FISHER, IL· 1988-09-02T00:00:00

Event: RIGGING, INSTALLING, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101317725
Employer profile: MOON CONSTRUCTION CO.
Summary number: 14379242
Report ID: 524500

Event description

Employee killed in fall from crane boom

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, the company owner, was installing a new leg section and main head a t a grain elevator facility. He was preparing to line up and bolt in the main he ad section when the rigging on the load failed. This caused the load to shift, r esulting in severe stress on the crane boom sections. The sections failed and Em ployee #1 fell 120 ft to the ground. He was killed.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
20

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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