OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481501
HEART ATTACK
Event description
CRANE OPERATOR SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
Investigation abstract
ON NOVEMBER 18, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEATED AT THE CO #1 AWAY FROM THE FLOOR BAR CONTROL. THE RELEASE OF THE BAR ACTIVATED THE DEAD M AN CONTROL AND BROUGHT THE CRANE TO A HALT. THE PROJECT MANAGER THEN TRIED TO CO MMUNICATE BY RADIO WITH EMPLOYEE #1. WHEN HE GOT NO RESPONSE, HE DISPATCHED A SE COND CRANE OPERATOR TO THE CRANE'S OPERATOR STATION. THE SECOND CRANE OPERATOR F OUND EMPLOYEE #1 SLUMPED FORWARD OVER THE CONTROLS. EFFORTS TO REVIVE EMPLOYEE # 1 WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. NTROLS OF A LIEBHERR 250C C-TYPE ELECTRIC TOWER SLEWING CRANE, LOCATED AT PIER 5 , ROUTE 2, SOUTH WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD LOWERED A WORK PLATFORM TO THE DECK OF THE PIER. HE WAS GOING TO HOIST MEN AND EQUIPMENT TO THE PIER AR EA UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WHILE THE WORK PLATFORM WAS BEING LOADED WITH EQUIPMENT, EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST. HE FELL FORWARD AND TO THE LEF T. HIS RIGHT SHOULDER STRUCK THE LEFT (SLEW) CONTROL, FORCING THE CRANE TO JERK THE WORK PLATFORM INTO THE AIR AND 65 FEET TO THE LEFT, WHERE IT SLAMMED INTO TH E CONCRETE PIER. THIS SLEWING ACTION APPARENTLY FORCED THE LEFT FOOT OF EMPLOYEE
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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