OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535744

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,DROWN,LOAD LINE,CRANE,WATER

1989-09-09T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,DROWN,LOAD LINE,CRANE,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14535744
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee drowns after 40 ft fall from crane load line

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 20, was suspended over water on the end of a crane load line. T he load line separated from the revolving drum, and Employee #1 fell into approx imately 40 ft of water and drowned.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
5

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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