OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461396
NORTH CARIBBEAN ELECTRICAL CORPORATION
MANATI, PR—
Event description
Three employees injured by falling crane boom
Investigation abstract
Employee #3 was hoisting a crawler crane boom with an attached concrete bucket w hen suddenly the supporting cable broke and the boom fell. It struck Employee #1 , severely injuring his right arm and leg. When the boom fell into the wood form s of the roof, Employee #2 was thrown to the ground and sustained minor body lac erations. Employee #3, the crane operator, suffered minor lacerations on his fac e and body.
Victims (6)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 849
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#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
-
#982 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
-
#983 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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