OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #946517
HEAD,CRANE BOOM,TRUCK CRANE,CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY CRANE BOOM IS KILLED
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 operating a truck crane was struck about the head by the crane boom which had separated from the pedestal weldment after the connecting fasteners sh eared and was killed. The conclusion was that several of the fasteners had becom e loose creating unusual stress and fatigue on the other fasteners. There was no evidence that either the operator or management knew of the condition of the fa steners.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 849
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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