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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496301

PPE,WORK RULES,MOBILE CRANE,CONCRETE BUCKET,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,NECK,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
PPE,WORK RULES,MOBILE CRANE,CONCRETE BUCKET,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,NECK,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14496301
Report ID
627100

Event description

Employee killed in fall from suspended concrete bucket

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was placing reinforcing steel and pouring concrete into plasters bui lt into a 30 ft high wall. To reach the work area, he was standing on the edge o f a concrete bucket that was suspended approximately 1 to 1 1/2 ft above the wal l by a 1978 P & H 22-ton capacity mobile crane. Employee #1 released his hold on the bucket and fell approximately 33 to 35 feet to the ground. He suffered a br oken neck and was killed. No work platform, safety equipment, or personal protec tive gear were available for use on the job site.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #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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