OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818666
ROCK,RAIL,CRUSHED,FALL,CRANE
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
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#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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