OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14443097
SIGNALMAN,SUSPENDED LOAD,STRUCK BY,CLEARANCE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALLING OBJECT,COMMUNICATION
Event description
Employee killed when struck by falling crane load
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, age 20, was working in the open basement level of a 23-story high r ise structure. A Pecco 400 tower crane was hoisting 350 lb, 24 in. square by 29 in. high electronic pulse filter units from the first floor level to the penthou se level of the building. As the load reached the 24th level, it came up underne ath a 3 1/2 ft protruding ledge and was thrown from its slings. Employee #1 was working 60 ft from the load's initial pick up point when he was struck by the fa lling load. The crane operator, who was picking in the blind, was relying on rad io communication from the signalman to maintain safe clearance.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 569
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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