OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348833
CALHOUN ASPHALT CO INC
GADSDEN, AL—
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING CRANE
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRICION AND HIS HELPER WERE INSTALLING LIGHTS ON A LIGHT POLE WHILE SUSPE NDED ON A PLATFORM SUPPORTED BY A RUBBER TIRED HYDRAULIC BOOM CRANE. THEY WERE B EING LOWERED FROM THEIR WORK POSITION BY THE CRANE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. T HE CRANE WAS A WARNER-SWASEY MODEL 4418 CRANE, SERIAL #47169. IT WAS A HYDRAULIC BOOM CRANE, MOUNTED ON RUBBER TIRES AND EQUIPPED WITH OUTRIGGERS. THE CRANE WAS RATED AT 18 TONS. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE ACCCI DENT WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER USE OF THE CRANE. OUTRIGGERS WERE USED ON ONE SIDE O NLY. WHEN THE BOOM WAS SWUNG TO THE SIDE WITH NO OUTRIGGERS, THE CRANE OVERTURNE D.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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