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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14469407

WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,COLLAPSE,CRANE BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,GANTRY CRANE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,COLLAPSE,CRANE BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,GANTRY CRANE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14469407
Report ID
317500

Event description

Employee killed when struck by collapsing crane boom

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was bent forward beneath a 120 ft crane boom, guiding a 23.5-ton pre stressed concrete boom into position. The crane's gantry collapsed, allowing the crane boom and load block to fall onto Employee #1. He was killed.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #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
  3. #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

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