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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #768531

WORK RULES,OVERTURN,FRACTURE,HIGH WIND,BACK,STRUCK BY,CRANE

Event
WORK RULES,OVERTURN,FRACTURE,HIGH WIND,BACK,STRUCK BY,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
768531
Report ID
626300

Event description

Two employees killed, seven injured when crane overturns

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #9, members of a crane crew, were trying to get a 140 ton c rane to a location where the boom could be lowered because they could see that b ad weather was coming. While the crew was waiting for another vehicle to move so that the crane could be relocated, a gust of wind accompanied by heavy rain ble w the crane over onto the crew. Employees #1 and #2 were killed. Employee #3 suf fered a broken back and was hospitalized. Employees #4 through #9 received multi ple bruises, contusions, and cuts, but were not hospitalized.

Victims (9)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Fatality Age 46 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 43 F

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    22
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 F

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    6
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

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