OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433460

REPAIR,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,OVERHEAD CRANE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCUSSION,CONTUSION

1987-09-29T00:00:00

Event: REPAIR,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,OVERHEAD CRANE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCUSSION,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14433460
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee injured in 34 ft fall from overhead crane

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:40 a.m. on September 29, 1986, Employee #1 was repairing ste el pivoting windows in a shop building. While walking on the structure of an ove rhead bridge crane, he fell approximately 14 ft onto a 16 in. diameter valve han dle, breaking it off the valve stem. Employee #1 then fell another 20 ft to the concrete shop floor. He suffered a concussion, a torn shoulder ligament, and bru ises.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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