OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453484
NORCHEM, INC. - CLINTON COMPLEX
CLINTON, IA·
Event description
CRUSHED BY INDUSTRIAL CRANE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REPLACING A FLAT HEAD ON A HEAT EXCHANGER, ALONG WITH ANOTHER MA INTENANCE TECHNOLOGIST AND A CRANE OPERATOR. THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS USING A GROV E RT-605 MOBILE HYDRAULIC CRANE TO MOVE THE FLAT HEAD INTO PLACE ON THE HEAT EXC HANGER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE CRANE AND AGAINST A 14 INCH VALVE. AS THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS INCHING THE CRANE FORWARD, HE ACCIDE NTLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME (THEY WERE ONLY 1 1/4 IN CHES APART). THIS CAUSED THE CRANE TO LUNGE FORWARD ABOUT SIX (6) INCHES, CRUSHI NG EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE 14 INCH STATIONARY VALVE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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