OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977074
SCOTT BRIDGE COMPANY INC
ROCK ISLAND, TN·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured when boom collapses
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were members of a bridge construction crew that was using an American 100 ton capacity crane to move a 44,300 lb template into place. Employ ee #1 was standing on the barge on which the crane was mounted, and Employee #2 was on the barge arranging the rigging to hook up the template to the crane's tw o wire rope lifting cables. The boom collapsed and fell, striking Employee #1 on the back and pinning him against the barge dock. He was killed. Employee #2 was knocked into the river by a cable that whipped across the barge when the boom c ollapsed. He was wearing a life vest and was pulled from the water by coworkers. He sustained multiple bruises and contusions on his legs and was hospitalized.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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