OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #825018
CLUTCH,CRANE OPERATOR,MECH MALFUNCTION,CRANE
Event description
Crane operator injured as crane fails
Investigation abstract
On June 6, 1988, Employee #1, a crane operator, was lifting a 44-ft-wide by 7-ft -tall by 7-in.-thick load that weighed approximately 31,340 lb. He had raised th e load approximately 35 to 40 ft when the clutch began to slip. He stopped the l ift, dogged off the load, and then went to check the clutch. He realized that th e clutch was slipping because he could smell the burning lining. Employee #1 ret urned to the cab of the crane, where he undogged the load and began to power dow n. He was injured as the crane fell.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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