OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #999599
LECENTER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
MONTEVIDEO, MN·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN CRANE TIPPED OVER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PICKING A LOAD (DECKING) TO BE PLACED ON A BRIDGE. HE WAS OPERAT ING AN EXTENDABLE BOOM HYDRAULIC TRUCK CRANE. NOT EVERY OUTRIGGER WAS FULLY EXTE NDED. THE WIND WAS GUSTING. EITHER THE EMPLOYEE SWUNG THE LOAD TOO FAR TO THE SI DE AND OVERCOMPENSATED TOO QUICKLY, OR THE WIND CAUGHT THE LOAD. FOR WHATEVER RE ASON, THE CRANE TURNED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. ALSO, THE GROUND UNDER AT LEAST ONE O UTRIGGER MAY HAVE GIVEN WAY, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO JUMP CLEAR BUT WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE CRANE, A LOADER AND THE GROUND. HE SUFFER ED A BROKEN BACK.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 849
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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