OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14554174

HEAD,SHOULDER,TWO-BLOCKING,BOOM,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE

1984-10-29T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,SHOULDER,TWO-BLOCKING,BOOM,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14554174
Report ID: 728900

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING BALL AND HOOK ASSEMBLY

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEAR A CRANE TRANSPORTER, ONTO WHICH AN AMERICAN 799 CR AWLER CRANE WAS TO BE LOADED. AS THE OPERATOR OF A DROTT 1800 WAS EXTENDING THE BOOM TO POSITION HIS CRANE, TWO-BLOCKING OF THE AUXILIARY LOAD LINE OVERHAUL BAL L AND THE BOOM OCCURED. THE WIRE ROPE BROKE. THE OVERHAUL BALL AND HOOK ASSEMBLY FELL APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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