OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346134
CALIN CRANE & RIGGING INC
PORT CANAVERAL, FL—
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by falling spreader bar
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, the president of a crane company, was directing an FMC Link-Belt HT aded 4,500 lb beyond the rated load. C 35 hydraulic truck crane that was being used to turn over the 30,000 lb hull o f a 65 ft fiberglass-covered wooden sailboat that was under construction. Two lo ad lines had been connected to two spreader bars holding two 50 ft by 8 in. synt hetic web slings that were spaced 12 ft apart under the hull. During set-up, the truck crane's rear hoisting drum system repeatedly malfunctioned; these problem s were corrected over a 4 to 5 hour period. When the lift was finally attempted, the rear drum system failed and dropped the hull. One of the 3,000 lb spreader bars fell onto Employee #1, crushing his chest and killing him. The crane was lo
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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