Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503262

HARVEY BROS. TRUCKING AND WRECKING CO. INC.

Event
DISMANTLING, BOOM, PIN, TRUCK CRANE, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100039767
Employer profile
HARVEY BROS. TRUCKING AND WRECKING CO. INC.
Summary number
14503262
Report ID
729700

Event description

CRUSHED BY FALLING CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISMANTLING THE BOOM OF A LINK-BELT TRUCK CRAN E. THE UNSUPPORTED BOOM FELL ON HIM WHEN HE KNOCKED OUT THE BOTTOM PINS WHICH FA STEN THE BOOM SECTIONS TOGETHER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2

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