OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516108

WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,STRUCK BY,TWO-BLOCKING,FALLING OBJECT,LIMIT SWITCH,MECH MALFUNCTION,CRANE

1985-02-27T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,STRUCK BY,TWO-BLOCKING,FALLING OBJECT,LIMIT SWITCH,MECH MALFUNCTION,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14516108
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee killed by falling crane load

Investigation abstract

On February 27, 1985, Employee #1 and a coworker were tying steel in a steel war ehouse. The coworker walked away just as a crane operator advanced toward them w ith an overhead load. The crane operator raised the load to clear Employee #1's head, but the crane two-blocked. The crane load, two pieces of angle iron, fell on Employee #1. He was in the hospital until his death on March 3, 1985. The cra ne's upper limit switch was defective.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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