OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14484083

MOBILE CRANE,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,STRUCK BY,TWO-BLOCKING,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE

1985-04-23T00:00:00

Event: MOBILE CRANE,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,STRUCK BY,TWO-BLOCKING,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14484083
Report ID: 213100

Event description

FALL FROM SLING HOOK OF MOBILE CRANE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING WITH A P & H HYDRAULIC CRANE (15 TON), USING A CHAIN SLI NG TO MOVE STEEL JOISTS AND METAL DECKING. THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY WAS RIDING ON THE SLING & SLING HOOK. THE CRANE OPERATOR SAW THAT THE EMPLOYEE'S FEET & LEGS WERE GOING TO STRIKE A PILE OF EARTH. THE CRANE OPERATOR RAISED THE BOOM. IN DOI NG SO, HE TWO BLOCKED THE BALL & HOOK. THE BALL & HOOK, WITH SLING, BROKE OFF. T HE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND (APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET) AND THE BALL, HOOK & SLIN G STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
27

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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