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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453484

CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CRANE,HYDRAULIC CRANE

Event
CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CRANE,HYDRAULIC CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14453484
Report ID
751910

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

  1. #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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