OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #904110

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,SELF-PROPELLED,CRANE,OVERTURN

1989-07-10T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,SELF-PROPELLED,CRANE,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 904110
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee killed when crushed under crane cab

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on July 10, 1989, Employee #1 was relocating an Austi n Western self-propelled crane so that he could lift a concrete bucket. He was t raveling on top of a levee when the crane tipped over onto its left side. He was crushed between the crane cab and the grassy 23 degree slope of the levee. Empl oyee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
844

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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