OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #712232
COLLAPSE,CPR,UNSECURED,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,AIR LINE
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by crane boom
Investigation abstract
On July 20, 1987, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working on opposite ends of a boom. Employee #1 removed two coupling pins on the boom and placed them in th e back of a nearby service truck. He then returned to the same section of the bo om and tried using a pipe wrench to remove a section of 2 inch air line that was attached to the boom. Apparently, the boom was being temporarily held in place by the air line; a few minutes later, while Employee #1 was prying on the air li ne, the boom collapsed, crushing him. The two coworkers began CPR and called for help. Approximately 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived and transported the employee to the hospital. He was pronounced dead on arrival.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 518
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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