OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735498

SHOULDER,DISMANTLING,BLOCKS,CRANE BOOM,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,ARM,BRACING,CRANE,LEG

1986-08-07T00:00:00

Event: SHOULDER,DISMANTLING,BLOCKS,CRANE BOOM,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,ARM,BRACING,CRANE,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 735498
Report ID: 454510

Event description

BOOM OF CRANE FELL ON EMPLOYEE DURING DISASSEMBLY

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS POSITIONED UNDER THE BOOM OF A MODEL 597C AMERICAN CRANE, SERIAL NUMBER GS16770, WHILE HE WAS DISMANTLING THE BOOM. THE BOOM WAS NOT BLOCKED OR BRACED. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST SECTION PIN, THE BOOM FELL ON HIM, CAUSING CRUS HING INJURIES TO HIS LEG, ARM AND SHOULDER.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
869

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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