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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692947

COLLAPSE,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE

Event
COLLAPSE,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
692947
Report ID
355112

Event description

Two employees struck and killed by falling crane boom

Investigation abstract

At approximately 6:45 a.m. on March 26, 1986, Employees #1 and #2 were connectin g wire rope slings to a 30 1/2 ton concrete beam. Due to the angle of the boom o f the 55 ton crane, the overloaded boom fell, striking and killing both employee s.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Fatality Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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