OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14466189
WELLER SERVICE CORPORATION
MIDLOTHIAN, TX·
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING CRANE LOAD BLOCK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIGGING AND FLAGGING AN FMC LINKBELT TELESCOPING CRANE, SERIAL N BEEN EXTENDED 64 FEET, ONLY 6 FEET FROM ITS LIMIT. THE EMPLOYEE DIED FROM NUMERO US BROKEN BONES AND MASSIVE INTERNAL INJURIES. UMBER 45H0-409D, LOCATED IN THE YARD AREA OF A LARGE STEEL COMPANY. WHILE PREPAR ING A PICK ON A 5 TON RAILCAR WHEEL TRUCK, THE AUXILLIARY LINE SNAPPED, ALLOWING THE AUXILLIARY BALL AND HOOK TO FALL 40 FEET AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEF T SHOULDER. HE DIED THE NEXT DAY. WHEN THE BOOM WAS EXTENDED, THE SLACK IN THE A UXILLIARY LINE WAS TAKEN UP UNTIL THE LOAD BLOCK CONTACTED THE BOOM END SHEAVE A SSEMBLY, CAUSING THE CABLE TO SEPARATE AND THE BALL AND HOOK TO FALL. DURING BOO M EXTENSION THE EMPLOYEE HAD SIGNALED FOR SLACK IN THE AUXILLIARY LINE. THE OPER ATOR GAVE SLACK BUT STOPPED WHEN SIGNALED TO DO SO BY EMPLOYEE #1. THE BOOM HAD
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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