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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #994079

STEEL BEAM,TRUSS,WORK RULES,CONTROL LEVER,CONSTRUCTION,EXCAVATOR,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION

Event
STEEL BEAM,TRUSS,WORK RULES,CONTROL LEVER,CONSTRUCTION,EXCAVATOR,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
994079
Report ID
452110

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TRUSS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CONNECTING A 2 LEG WIRE ROPE SLING WITH 2 HOOK ATTACHMENTS TO A STEEL TRUSS BEAM. THE SLING WAS CONNECTED TO A MASTER RING ATTACHED TO THE BUCKE T OF A HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK THE SECOND HOOK OF THE SLING TO THE LOAD. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS WE ARING A TOOL POUCH WITH A HAMMER HANGING FROM ITS SIDE. HE APPARENTLY STOOD UP I NSIDE THE CAB TO BETTER INSTRUCT EMPLOYEE #1. AS HE SAT DOWN, THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER CAUGHT THE CONTROLS, CAUSING THE BOOM AND BUCKET TO SWING TO THE RIGHT. T HE BEAM ROLLED OVER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    567
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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