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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566012

COLLAPSE,CRANE BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,GUIDE,FALLING OBJECT

Event
COLLAPSE,CRANE BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,GUIDE,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14566012
Report ID
950411

Event description

Employee killed when struck by crane bucket

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:35 p.m. on August 12, 1985, Employee #1 was working as a spot ter for a crane operator when the crane jib collapsed. Employee #1 was accidenta lly struck by the crane's bucket. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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