OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14469407
R L JOHNSON CONST CORP
PITTSBURGH, PA—
Event description
Employee killed when struck by collapsing crane boom
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was bent forward beneath a 120 ft crane boom, guiding a 23.5-ton pre stressed concrete boom into position. The crane's gantry collapsed, allowing the crane boom and load block to fall onto Employee #1. He was killed.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- 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
-
#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
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