OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14259493
ATLAS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
LAROSE, LA—
Event description
STRUCK BY FALLING TRANSMISSION COMPONENT
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 ON MARCH 3, 1985, A WORK CREW WAS LOWERING A GEAR REDUCTIO LINE WHEN ONE OF THE SUPPORTING EYE BOLTS SHEARED. THE LOAD FELL ABOUT 16 FEET, STRIKING THE DRAGLINE COUNTERWEIGHT AND REBOUNDING TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS ST RUCK BY THE HEAVY PART AND KILLED. WRITTEN COMPANY RULES CAUTION EMPLOYEES ABOUT STANDING UNDER SUSPENDED LOADS. IT WAS ALSO UNWISE TO RELY UPON THE SUPPLIED EY E BOLTS TO SUPPORT THE HEAVY LOAD. N PART TO THE GROUND FROM THE BACK OF A MONIGAN DRAGLINE (#668). THE WORKSITE WA S LOCATED AT THE HURRICANE PROTECTION CLUB, LAROSE, LOUISIANA. EMPLOYEE #1 AND T WO OTHER MEN WERE WORKING AT THE REAR OF THE DRAGLINE, EMPLOYING A YALE MANUAL C HAIN HOIST (1 1/4 TON CAPACITY) TO LOWER THE 2600 POUND TRANSMISSION PART. THE L OAD WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE HOIST BY HOOKS AND A HIGH TENSILE 3/8 INCH CHAIN. THE LOWER CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO EYE BOLTS LOCATED ON EACH SIDE OF THE LOAD. THE TRA NSMISSION COMPONENT COMES EQUIPPED WITH THE BOLTS, WHICH WERE 1/2 INCH IN DIAMET ER. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO CLEAR THE PART FROM THE BACK OF THE DRAG
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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