OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532162

CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,CRANE,INATTENTION

1987-07-13T00:00:00

Event: CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,CRANE,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14532162
Report ID: 1032100

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WORKED AS A PROCESSOR, WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. FOR SOME REASON, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOLDING ONTO THE CRANE'S "SCHOONER LINE" WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BEGAN CRANKING THE WINCH TO LOWER THE BOO M. THE FOUR TON BOOM BEGAN TO FALL, WITH EMPLOYEE #1 STILL HANGING ONTO THE SCHO ONER LINE. THE PIPE HANGER, WHICH HOLDS EXCESS CABLE FROM THE SCHOONER LINE, WAS RIPPED FROM ITS BASE, ALLOWING THE BOOM TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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