OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550792

CONCRETE FORM WORK,BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,DECAPITATED,FALLING OBJECT,CONTUSION,CRANE,LEG

1987-01-26T00:00:00

Event: CONCRETE FORM WORK,BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,DECAPITATED,FALLING OBJECT,CONTUSION,CRANE,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14550792
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

1 CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED, 2 INJURED WHEN CRANE BOOM FELL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A CONCRETE FORM. HE WAS TIED OFF TO A STANDING REBAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #2, WORKING AS A SIGNALMA N FOR THE CRANE OPERATOR, HAD GIVEN THE SIGNAL BY RADIO TO THE CRANE OPERATOR TO BOOM UP AND HOLD THE LOAD. THE FORM WAS FREE FROM THE WALL AT THAT TIME. THE LE FT HAND BOOMLINE BROKE, ALLOWING THE BOOM TO FALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT HAND PENDANT LINE, DECAPITATING HIM AND CAUSING OTHER INTERNAL DAMAGE. EMP LOYEE #3 WAS WORKING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXCAVATION. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY W HEN THE FORM MATERIAL AND THE BOOM FELL. HE SUFFERED A LEG BRUISE.

Victims (3)

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
16

Event type
4

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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