OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14339899
J & J STEEL ERECTORS INC
GREENSBORO, NC—
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by wheels of crane
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was acting as a lookout for a 30 ton Bucyrus-Erie crane that was bei ng backed into a parking space. He was behind the crane when the operator lost s ight of him and he was crushed by the crane's left rear wheels. Employee #1 was apparently killed instantly. The crane kept backing until it was approximately 4 0 to 45 ft past the body of Employee #1. Employee #1 and the crane operator had both consumed alcoholic beverages prior to the accident. There were no witnesses .
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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