OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708933
OUTRIGGER,CRANE,HYDRAULIC CRANE,OVERTURN
Event description
CRANE OVERTURNED, PINNING OPERATOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATIONG AN 18 TON MOBILE HYDRAULIC CRANE, GROVE MODEL RT 518. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A SECTION OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM, WEIGHING APPROX IMATELY 3,000 POUNDS, FROM THE SIDE OF A HILL DOWN TO THE LEVEL. AS THE LIFT WAS STARTED, THE LOAD APPARENTLY WAS PULLED SIDEWAYS OFF THE HILL (WITHOUT BEING LI FTED). THIS CAUSED THE LOAD TO SWING BACK AND FORTH. ON THE SECOND SWING, THE CR ANE TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THE OPERATOR WAS PINNED IN THE CAB. THE OUTR IGGERS HAD BEEN EXTENDED ON THE RIGHT (LIFTING) SIDE OF THE CRANE, BUT NOT ON TH E LEFT SIDE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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