OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14507776

FURNACE,HEAD,CRUSHED,CONTUSION,CRANE

1989-11-08T00:00:00

Event: FURNACE,HEAD,CRUSHED,CONTUSION,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14507776
Report ID: 552652

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HEAD CRUSHED BY CRANE

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was reinstalling machine components at the top of a furnace door. A crane lifted the parts and held them while he installed some bolts. Employee #1 was sitting on an I-beam beside the furnace and was tied off to the furnace fram ework. Since the crane was needed elsewhere to perform its other duties, Employe e #1 stood up to continue installing bolts. At that time the crane moved, crushi ng his head between the furnace frame and a work platform that was suspended ben eath the crane bridge.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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