OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14484174
F.D. RICH CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
MIDDLETOWN, NY·
Event description
CAUGHT BETWEEN REVOLVING CRANE & CARRIAGE OF TRUCK CRANE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING FUEL OIL TO THE FUEL TANK OF THE TRUCK WEEN THE COUNTERWEIGHT OF THE CRANE AND THE FUEL TANK OF THE CRANE CARRIAGE. THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS BODY WAS CRUSHED. PART, OR CARRIAGE, OF THE TRUCK CRANE AS IT WAS BEING USED TO LOAD CONCRETE PANE LS ONTO A TRAILER. THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS AT THE CONTROLS. TWO OTHER WORKERS WER E HANDLING SLINGS IN FRONT OF THE CRANE, ATTACHING AND RELEASING THE LOADS. EMPL OYEE #1 APROACHED THE CRANE FROM THE REAR, OUT OF SIGHT OF THE OTHER EMPLOYEES, AND PROCEEDED TO POUR 5 GALLONS OF FUEL INTO THE CRANE CARRIAGE FUEL TANK. HE DI D NOT TELL THE CRANE OPERATOR THAT HE WAS FUELING THE CRANE. THE CRANE WAS SWING ING ABOUT 45% WHILE LOADING THE PANELS. EMPLOYEE #1 STOOD WITH HIS BACK TO THE C RANE. AS HE STARTED TO FUEL THE CRANE, IT SWUNG AROUND, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 BET
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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