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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606764

CRANE BOOM,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,BOOM SUPPORT CABLE,CRANE

Event
CRANE BOOM,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,BOOM SUPPORT CABLE,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
606764
Report ID
418100

Event description

CONST. EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A CARPENTER FOR THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, WAS ON HIS KNEES INSTALLING A GUARDRIAL ON TOP OF THE SCREEN-AND-GRIT STATION (WATER TREATMENT PLANT). AT T HE SAME TIME THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS POSITIONING A BUCKET OF CONCRETE TO POUR THE STAIRS. THE BUCKET WAS TOO FAR OUT SO THE FLAGMAN SIGNALLED TO THE OPERATOR. TH E CRANE OPERATOR BOOMED UP AND MOVED THE CRANE INTO POSITION. THE MAIN BOOM CABL E SNAPPED. THE OTHER EMPLOYEES HEARD THE NOISE AND RAN FOR SAFETY. EMPLOYEE #1 A PPARENTLY DID NOT HEAR THE CABLE BREAK. HE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE FALLING BOOM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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