OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14513659

EXCAVATION,OUTRIGGER,CONSTRUCTION,PIT,FALL,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,CONCRETE,CRANE

1989-11-16T00:00:00

Event: EXCAVATION,OUTRIGGER,CONSTRUCTION,PIT,FALL,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,CONCRETE,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14513659
Report ID: 521100

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN OVERLOADED CRANE TIPS OVER

Investigation abstract

On November 16, 1989, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were struck by a crane, that ed over into the pit onto the laborers below. Employee #5, the crane operator, j umped safely. Employee #5 stated that he had estimated the load as approximately one ton. tipped over and fell into the pit, where Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and a co-work er were excavating concrete. The accident occurred in a paper mill. The laborers loaded concrete scrap into a two-yard bucket with a total weight of approximate ly 5800 pounds. The six-ton Drott Go Devil truck crane tried to lift the load ou t of the pit with a side lift. The crane had only outriggers extended straight d own, rather than to the sides. The load exceeded the crane capacity on tires by three times. The only other configuration approved by the manufacturer was with outriggers fully extended. While lifting the bucket from the pit, the crane tipp

Victims (5)

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
599

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
599

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
599

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
599

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
29

Event type
13

Source
27

Occupation code
849

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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