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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818666

ROCK,RAIL,CRUSHED,FALL,CRANE

Event
ROCK,RAIL,CRUSHED,FALL,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
818666
Report ID
418500

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY PROTRUDING STRUCTURE ON CRANE

Investigation abstract

On October 17, 1989, Employee #1 was working at a corner of the flat rack, locat ed approximately 76 inches above the ground. Employee #1 was crushed by a protru ding structure on a rail-mounted crane located approximately 112 inches above th e ground. Employee #1 fell to the ground after the crane structure squeezed Empl oyee #1's body against the end of the flat rock.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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