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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14387617

FRONT END LOADER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,SLING,INATTENTION

Event
FRONT END LOADER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,SLING,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14387617
Report ID
524200

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY SLING-LOADED I-BEAM

Investigation abstract

A FRONT END LOADER WAS BEING USED TO MOVE A 15 FOOT LONG I-BEAM ACROSS THE GROUN DS OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE BEAM WAS CONNECTED TO THE LOADER BY A SINGLE-LEGG ED WIRE ROPE SLING, USING A CHOKER HITCH. AS THE BEAM WAS BEING DRAGGED IT WAS D IGGING A FURROW IN THE GROUND. IT SUDDENLY STRUCK A BELOW-GROUND OBSTRUCTION AND PIVOTED INTO THE AIR AT THE END TO WHICH THE SLING WAS CONNECTED. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS WALKING NEARBY, WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE PIVOTING I-BEAM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 17 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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