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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14483093

LAQUIDARA INC

Event
EJECTED, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, STRUCK BY, HYDRAULIC CRANE, OVERTURN
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1042662
Employer profile
LAQUIDARA INC
Summary number
14483093
Report ID
213100

Event description

Employee killed when struck by crane boom

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 11, 1984, Employee #1 was using a 20-ton hydraulic crane to lift a skip basket filled with pieces of concrete. The boom was extended 6 1/2 ft when he lifted the load and began to swing it to the left. The crane tipped forward over a 20 ft cliff. Employee #1 was ejected from the c ab and was struck by the boom. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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