OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566301

PINNED,WORK RULES,MOBILE CRANE,CONSTRUCTION,RIB,CRANE OPERATOR,OVERTURN

1985-10-02T00:00:00

Event: PINNED,WORK RULES,MOBILE CRANE,CONSTRUCTION,RIB,CRANE OPERATOR,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14566301
Report ID: 950411

Event description

Operator injured when crane overturns

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:50 p.m. on October 2, 1985, Employee #1 was working at Opus Southwest Corporation's construction site in Phoenix, Arizona. He was using a 33 -ton mobile crane to move a loaded concrete bucket to a pour area at an elevated height when the cane overturned. Employee #1 was pinned in the cab, and had to be extricated by the Phoenix Fire Department. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment of multiple rib injuries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
849

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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