OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14251367
BUCKNER ASSOCIATES
FAIRVIEW, NC—
Event description
CRUSHED BY FALLING SLING LOAD
Investigation abstract
ON JULY 10, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 RIGGED A CRANE SLING LOA D CONSISTING OF SIXTEEN SHEETS OF 4 FOOT BY 8 FOOT BY 5/8 INCH PARTICLE BOARD. H E USED TWO NYLON SLINGS, TWO INCHES WIDE, WITH THE FOUR ENDS ATTACHED TO A SINGL E POINT HOOK OF A PITMAN HL100B HYDRALIFT CRANE. THE LOAD WAS IMPROPERLY RIGGED FOR THE LOAD CONFIGURATION. AS THE LOAD WAS LIFTED OVER THE ROOF EDGE OF A TWO S TORY RESIDENTIAL FAMILY DWELLING, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE LOAD SLIPPED OUT OF THE SLING. THE LOAD FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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