OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496368
HEMORRHAGE,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,LIVER,CRANE CAB,CRUSHED,LACERATION,CRANE
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between beam and crane cab
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to plug an extension cord into a multiple outlet rece ptacle that was located on a roof support beam adjacent to the travel path of a cab-operated crane. The crane was stationary, approximately 4 ft west of the bea m, when Employee #1 moved between the beam and the crane cab. Because of Employe e #1's position behind and to the left of the operator's view, the crane operato r was unable to see Employee #1 when he checked his path of travel toward the ea st. The crane moved approximately 4 ft, crushing Employee #1. He sustained a lac erated liver and died of internal hemorrhaging.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 27
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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