OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #639666

BOOM,CLUTCH,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE

1987-05-15T15:15:00

Event: BOOM,CLUTCH,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 639666
Report ID: 213900

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

AT 3:15 PM ON MAY 15, 1987, AN EMPLOYEE ENGAGED IN CLEANING A SCAFFOLD CRANE FRO M A YARD AREA OF A JUNK YARD WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A FALLING BOOM FROM A CRAN E (KOEHRING MODEL #305 S 11475). THE CRANE OPERATOR INDICATED HE RELEASED THE BO OM LOCK TO LOWER THE BOOM AND THE RETRACT CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BOOM TO FALL. THERE WAS NO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE CRANE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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