OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14217095
VALLY STEEL AND SUPPLY CO INC
TEMPE, AZ—
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S HEAD CRUSHED BY CRANE BOOM
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 HAD COMPLETED A WELD ON A HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE BOOM OF A BARKO 550 HYDRAULIC KNUCKLE BOOM LOADER. THE LOADER WAS EQUIPED WITH A 5 POINT GRAPPLER. T HE GRAPPLER WAS OPEN. EMPLOYEE #1 ASKED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO WORK THE CONTROLS OF THE LOADER SO THE WELD COULD BE CHECKED FOR LEAKS. EMPLOYEE #2 OPERATED THE CON TROLS, CLOSING THE GRAPPLER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SITTING ATOP THE MAST OF A TOWMOTOR , WATCHING TO SEE IF THE WELD LEAKED. THE CRANE BOOM PIVOTED ON THE GRAPPLER, KN OCKING EMPLOYEE #1 BACKWARDS. HIS HEAD WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CRANE BOOM AND TH E CANOPY OF THE TOWMOTOR. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A COMMINUTED COMPOUND SKULL FRA CTURE WITH TOTAL EVISCERATION OF THE BRAIN.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 518
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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