OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567408
HEAD,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,BROKEN CABLE,STRUCK BY,BOOM SUPPORT CABLE,CRANE
Event description
BOOM CABLE SNAPPED, BOOM FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE
Investigation abstract
A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS USING A CRANE TO PLACE GRANITE RIP RAP ALONG THE BANK S OF A CANAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON THE BANK, PLACING THE ROCKS AF TER THEY WERE DUMPED BY THE CRANE. THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS SWINGING A LOAD TO THE RIGHT AND BOOMING DOWN WHEN THE BOOM CABLE SNAPPED. THE BOOM FELL, STRIKING EMP LOYEE # 1 ON THE HEAD. THE BOOM CABLE WAS WORN AND HAD 10 BROKEN STRANDS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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