OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14418339

BOOM TRUCK,BOOM,CRANE LIFTING BEAM,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,CRANE OPERATOR,TRAIN,CRANE

1989-09-30T00:00:00

Event: BOOM TRUCK,BOOM,CRANE LIFTING BEAM,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,CRANE OPERATOR,TRAIN,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14418339
Report ID: 728500

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 working on a roof of a building, unhooked the last of the structural steel when a train approached the crane that was sitting adjacent to a truck. E mployee #2 operating the crane, Model C150 RO Stinger 13-Ton, then swung the boo m over the power lines to the back of the truck and lifted the rear stabilizer p oles to let the train pass. Employee #1 then signaled Employee #2 to swing the b oom back to re-hook the structural members. As Employee #2 swung the boom back o ver the power lines, the truck began to tip over, causing the boom to knock out the power lines and fall to the roof striking Employee #1 in the back of the hea d killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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