OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14452494
GERHARDT & BERRY CONSTRUCTION CO, INC
RENO, NV·
Event description
Employee injured when struck by hoisting block
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was walking next to a crane. The crane operator was using the upper block with a headache ball and the lower, ten-place hoisting block was secured i n the normal fashion to the boom. The operator accidentally hit the brake with h is left foot, releasing the locking mechanism for the lower block. The block swu ng into Employee #1, causing minor injuries.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 853
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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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
-
#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
-
#983 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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