OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14483093

EJECTED,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SEAT BELT,STRUCK BY,HYDRAULIC CRANE,OVERTURN

1984-09-11T00:00:00

Event: EJECTED,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SEAT BELT,STRUCK BY,HYDRAULIC CRANE,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14483093
Report ID: 213100

Event description

Employee killed when struck by crane boom

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 11, 1984, Employee #1 was using a 20-ton hydraulic crane to lift a skip basket filled with pieces of concrete. The boom was extended 6 1/2 ft when he lifted the load and began to swing it to the left. The crane tipped forward over a 20 ft cliff. Employee #1 was ejected from the c ab and was struck by the boom. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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