OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14493357
BENCHMARK COMMERCIAL BUILDERS COMPANY
ALPINE, TX·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY CRANE BOOM
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was de-rigging a crane boom to lengthen it. The boom was lying appro ximately 12 in. off the ground. Employee #1 crawled under it to remove the pins holding the boom together. When he did, the boom fell about 8 in. crushing Emplo yee #1. He was taken the local hospital, where he died an hour later.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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