OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519342
SUPERIOR CASING CREWS INC
HOUMA, LA·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by falling boom/cab structure
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a truck-mounted crane when the boom began to sway up a nd down. With the load still attached to the raised boom, Employee #1 exited the cab, fell to the ground, and then slipped. The boom structure and cab broke loo se from the truck rig assembly and fell on top of Employee #1. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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