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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #674671

OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,CRANE

Event
OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
674671
Report ID
454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY MOVING SPEEDLOADER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ONE OF TWO RIGGERS RIGGING LOADS FOR A HOPCO H.D. 1580 SPEEDLOAD ER. AFTER THEY HAD RIGGED A LOAD (A PIERCAP) THEY MOVED AWAY FROM THE LOADER. TH E CRANE OPERATOR LIFTED THE LOAD AND BEGAN BACKING UP. EMPLOYEE #1 PICKED UP A B OLT AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN THE CRANE'S TOOL BOX, ATTACHED TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHEN HE WAS RUN OVER BY THE CRANE'S LEFT FRONT WHEEL. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH. IT WAS APPARENTLY A REGULAR PRACTICE FOR EMPLOYEES TO PUT OBJECTS IN THE CRANE'S TOOL BOX WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE EMPLOYEE GETTIN G TOO CLOSE TO THE CRANE WHILE A TRAVEL LIFT WAS UNDERWAY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS OUT OF DIRECT VISUAL CONTACT WITH OPERATOR WHILE HE WAS IN THIS POSITION.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    863
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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