OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14215461
WHITE CRONC CO
LEVINGTON, SC—
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURES BACK WHEN BOOM FAILS
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was lifting a water tank section with a truck crane. The boom failed and dropped the section of the water tank. Employee #1 jumped from the cab of t he crane and pulled a muscle in his back. The crane involved was a link-belt cra ne, Serial Number 19691005A. The crane and boom were removed from the jobsite. T he exact reason or cause for boom failure is not known. Employee #1 was not hosp italized for his injury.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 849
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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