OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #772459
BEAM,RIGGING,BOOM,BRIDGE,CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY CRANE BOOM
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was re-rigging the crane to install bridge beams. Employee #1 was pr eparing to shorten the boom on the FMC link belt LS 98 Serial Number 9lR2500 cra wler crane from 80-ft to 40-ft Employee #1 was under the boom removing the two 2 0-ft mid-sections of the boom. Employee #1 did not provide support for the boom or relocate the pendant lines. When the pins were removed the unsupported boom f ell on Employee #1 crushing him to death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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