OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #999862
ADOLFSON & PETERSON, INC.
BLOOMINGTON, MN·
Event description
TWO CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN TOWER CRANE FELL
Investigation abstract
AT APPROX 11:50 AM ON APRIL 14, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A TOWER CRANE WH ILE EMPLOYEE #2 WAS WORKING AT GROUND LEVEL. THE TOWER JIB COLLAPSED WHILE A 3 Y ARD BUCKET OF CONCRETE WAS BEING LIFTED. THIS CAUSED THE ENTIRE TOWER TO COLLAPS E AS WELL. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A BROKEN RIB, BRUISED RIB AND A COLLAPSED LUNG W HILE RIDING THE CAB OF THE COLLAPSING CRANE TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #2 RECIEVED A BRUISED SHIN WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY SOME FALLING DEBRIS.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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