OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14530042
FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RIB,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,HAND,CRANE,FOOT
Event description
2 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES HURT WHEN CRANE FAILED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #2 WAS DIRECTING THE EXTRACTION OF A LARGE STEEL GATE CALLED A STOP LOG . EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING THE LOAD, BUT WAS NOT TIED OFF. THE STOP LOG FELL, CAUS ING A PART OF THE CRANE TO FAIL. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND SUFF ERED FRACTURES OF BOTH HANDS AND BOTH FEET. THE FALLING PART STRUCK EMPLOYEE #2 ON THE HEAD, THROWING HIM AGAINST THE FLOOR SO HARD THAT HE RECEIVED MULTIPLE RI B FRACTURES AND INTERNAL INJURIES.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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