OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416332

ANDERSON PRECAST & SUPPLY INC.

BOZEMAN, MT· 2021-12-02T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Crane, Crane Block, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Falling Object, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Crane, Hydraulic Cylinder, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Pinched, Pressure, Pressure Release, Supervision, Troubleshooting, Truck, Truck Driver, Unstable Position, Work Surface
NAICS: 327390
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345668974
Employer profile: ANDERSON PRECAST & SUPPLY INC.
Summary number: 221416332
Report ID: 0830100

Event description

Employee is killed, crushed by crane which lost pressure

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting an electrical panel when a truck crane malfunctioned. The employee removed a vital hydraulic component causing release of hydraulic pressure, which caused the crane boom to lower. When the boom lowered, it caught the employee between it and a stabilization block, crushing him under weight of the boom and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
804

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