OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #768531
ERCI/SIMCO
GLEN ROSE, TX·
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)
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#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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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