OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #732610

ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT REPAIR CO.

WEST COLUMBIA, SC· 1987-12-04T00:00:00

Event: CHEST, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, SUSPENDED LOAD, CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105439137
Employer profile: ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT REPAIR CO.
Summary number: 732610
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee killed when counterweight falls from crane

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was dismantling a Bucyrus 61-B crane, using a Bucyrus 38-B crane to support the counterweight of the 61-B crane. After he removed the bolts to take off the counterweight, the 38-B crane could not support the load. The counterwei ght fell, striking Employee #1 on the chest and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
516

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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