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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488308

DISMANTLING,TRUCK CRANE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE

Event
DISMANTLING,TRUCK CRANE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14488308
Report ID
215000

Event description

Employee killed in fall from crane on bridge

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was engaged in his regular duties at the end of the shift, helping c oworkers break down the boom and stow the jib on a Grove truck crane. He was sta nding on the truck base to stow the jib when he fell from the truck and over the bridge guardrail onto Roosevelt Island. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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