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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542062

LOADING,BOOM,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
LOADING,BOOM,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14542062
Report ID
418100

Event description

Employee killed in fall from knuckle boom

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a knuckle boom to load a log truck when he struck the truc k's mirror. After completing the lift, Employee #1 leaned over to evaluate the d amage to the mirror and toppled out of his on the knuckle boom. He fell 12 1/2 f t, striking the ground head first. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    5
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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