OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480545
WORK RULES,BROKEN WELD,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,TRAILER,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Event description
One killed, one injured in fall when crane load drops
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were riding on a 5-ton flatbed trailer to help balan ce the load as the trailer was hoisted by a 75-ton crane for transport offsite. A weld broke on the tie-down rail of the trailer, wit. This was the same tie-dow n that held the connection to the crane hook, and the trailer fell. Both employe es were thrown to the ground and sustained serious injuries. Employee #1 died at 11:00 a.m. on December 13, 1984.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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