OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14410120

WORK RULES,ALARM,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,HEADACHE BALL,HYDRAULIC CRANE

1990-02-26T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,ALARM,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,HEADACHE BALL,HYDRAULIC CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14410120
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee struck and killed by headache ball

Investigation abstract

A 150 lb headache ball on a hydraulic crane broke, striking Employee #1. He was killed. The boom was being extended and no two-block alarm was in operation on t he auxiliary line.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
516

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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