OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14469183

HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OVERHEAD CRANE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-04-15T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OVERHEAD CRANE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14469183
Report ID: 317500

Event description

Employee killed when struck on head by falling motor

Investigation abstract

An overhead bridge pendant-controlled crane was under repair at the corner of a , striking Employee #1 on the head and killing him. fabrication shop. The pendant control had been placed behind a vertical wooden l adder that provided access to the crane maintenance platform. A small 25 to 30 l b crane end truck motor had been removed from its truck end for bearing repair a nd placed on a maintenance platform attached to the fabrication shop wall. The e lectrical flexible cord remained hooked to the crane. While the crane was unatte nded, Employee #1, a shop laborer, removed the pendant from behind the ladder an d engaged the bridge drive. As the crane moved forward, the cord attached to the bridge pulled the motor from the platform. The motor fell approximately 20 feet

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
547

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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