OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519342

CRANE BOOM,TRUCK CRANE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,CRANE OPERATOR,FALLING OBJECT

1985-12-16T00:00:00

Event: CRANE BOOM,TRUCK CRANE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,CRANE OPERATOR,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14519342
Report ID: 625700

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

#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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