OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447098
ABDOMEN,CRANE HOOK,FOREHEAD,STRUCK BY,CRANE
Event description
STRUCK BY SLING HOOK.
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A METAL FRAME FROM A TABLE WITH A SLING AND CRANE. EMPLOY EE #2 WAS POSITIONING THE HOOKS WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET AWAY, OPE RATING THE CONTROLS. THE FIRST HOOK ON THE DOUBLE LEG SLING WAS IN PLACE AND BEI NG RAISED TO ALLOW POSITIONING OF THE SECOND HOOK. THE SECOND HOOK ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT THE LIP OF THE TABLE, WAS PULLED TAUT, SLID OFF THE TABLE LIP AND HIT EMP LOYEE #1 IN THE FOREHEAD. HE WAS KILLED. ONE OF THE TWO HOOKS HIT EMPLOYEE #2 IN THE ABDOMEN, CAUSING PULLED MUSCLES, BRUISES AND BACK PAIN.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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