OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480545

NATIONAL ERECTOR CORP

PARSIPPANY, NJ— 1984-12-10T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #1064849
Employer profile: NATIONAL ERECTOR CORP
Summary number: 14480545
Report ID: 214200

Event description

One killed, one injured in fall when crane load drops

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were riding on a 5-ton flatbed trailer to help balan ce the load as the trailer was hoisted by a 75-ton crane for transport offsite. A weld broke on the tie-down rail of the trailer, wit. This was the same tie-dow n that held the connection to the crane hook, and the trailer fell. Both employe es were thrown to the ground and sustained serious injuries. Employee #1 died at 11:00 a.m. on December 13, 1984.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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