OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382139

SKYWAY CRANE ERECTORS, INC.

LISLE, IL· 1987-02-25T00:00:00

Event: TOWER CRANE, WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CRUSHED, FALL, VERTEBRA
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #102566338
Employer profile: SKYWAY CRANE ERECTORS, INC.
Summary number: 14382139
Report ID: 521400

Event description

Employee suffers crushed vertebra in fall with crane load

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was riding on a tower crane turntable when the crane dropped the tur ntable. He fell with the load as it crashed on the ground. Employee #1 suffered a crushed vertebra and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
3

Event type
6

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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