OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14554273

CHEST,RAMP,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRANE CAB,CRUSHED,OFF LOADING,BACKING UP,CRANE,OVERTURN

1985-04-26T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,RAMP,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRANE CAB,CRUSHED,OFF LOADING,BACKING UP,CRANE,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14554273
Report ID: 728900

Event description

Employee killed when crane overturns during off-loading

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on April 26, 1985, Employee #1 was unloading a self- propelled boom crane, serial #18364, from a lowboy trailer. He backed the crane off the board ramp and hit the brakes, causing the crane to overturn off the ram p and onto its left side. The cab struck the ground, crushing Employee #1's ches t. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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