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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977751

CRANE BOOM,JIB CRANE,CRANE OPERATOR,CRANE,OVERTURN

Event
CRANE BOOM,JIB CRANE,CRANE OPERATOR,CRANE,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
977751
Report ID
454713

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRANE OVERTURNED

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a pipefitter, was working in the immediate vicinity of a 75 Grove R ubber Tree Crane. The crane was making a lift to the iron worker crew when the o perator lost control of the rig. The rig tipped forward causing the boom to fall to the ground. Employee #1 had walked into the booms vicinity. The 33-foot boom jib struck Employee #1, causing crush injuries, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    585
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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