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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461396

CRANE BOOM,CRAWLER CRANE,BROKEN CABLE,STRUCK BY,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BOOM SUPPORT CABLE,FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,FALLING OBJECT

Event
CRANE BOOM,CRAWLER CRANE,BROKEN CABLE,STRUCK BY,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BOOM SUPPORT CABLE,FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14461396
Report ID
257210

Event description

Three employees injured by falling crane boom

Investigation abstract

Employee #3 was hoisting a crawler crane boom with an attached concrete bucket w hen suddenly the supporting cable broke and the boom fell. It struck Employee #1 , severely injuring his right arm and leg. When the boom fell into the wood form s of the roof, Employee #2 was thrown to the ground and sustained minor body lac erations. Employee #3, the crane operator, suffered minor lacerations on his fac e and body.

Victims (6)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    17
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    865
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    9
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    865
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    9
    Event type
    6
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    849
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #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
  5. #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
  6. #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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