OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520340
SUN ERECTION CO.
LAKE CHARLES, LA·
Event description
One killed, one injured, when steel structure falls
Investigation abstract
Three cranes were lifting a section of steel roofing structure for an aircraft h ubsequent investigation revealed that the position of the 150- ton crane was off by approximately 4 feet, causing the other crane to become overloaded. anger. A 150-ton crane was lifting one end of the structure while two 50-ton cra nes were lifting the opposite end. When the 150-ton crane began to list toward t he load, the operator lowered his load to ground level. One of the 50-ton cranes then lowered its load. This caused the beam to break on the other 50-ton crane and the entire steel structure to fall, knocking Employee #1 from a stationary c olumn to the ground. Employee #1, already injured, attempted to escape the falli ng load, but was struck by falling steel and killed. Employee #2 was also struck by the falling material and sustained injuries that required hospitalization. S
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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